User interfaces for subscription applications

ABSTRACT

In some embodiments, an electronic device presents user interfaces of the application store that are specific to a respective application. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents application store user interfaces that include information about applications in a respective category. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents application store user interfaces for accessing a respective category of applications. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents a visual indication of a number of application updates that are available in an application store user interface. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents user interfaces for launching and removing a respective application. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents user interfaces of a generic application store and a dedicated application store for a respective category of applications. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents notifications of the completion of a download.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No.62/820,130, filed Mar. 18, 2019, and U.S. Provisional Application No.62/822,944, filed Mar. 24, 2019, the contents of which are herebyincorporated by reference in their entireties for all purposes.

FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE

This relates generally to electronic devices that interact withsubscription applications, and user interactions with such devices.

BACKGROUND

User interaction with electronic devices has increased significantly inrecent years. These devices can be devices such as computers, tabletcomputers, televisions, multimedia devices, mobile devices, and thelike.

In some circumstances, users wish to interact with applications ofvarious types. Enhancing these interactions improves the user'sexperience with the device and decreases user interaction time, which isparticularly important where input devices are battery-operated.

It is well understood that the use of personally identifiableinformation should follow privacy policies and practices that aregenerally recognized as meeting or exceeding industry or governmentalrequirements for maintaining the privacy of users. In particular,personally identifiable information data should be managed and handledso as to minimize risks of unintentional or unauthorized access or use,and the nature of authorized use should be clearly indicated to users.

SUMMARY

Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to productpage user interfaces of the application store that are specific to arespective application. Some embodiments described in this disclosureare directed to application store user interfaces that presentinformation about applications in a respective category. Someembodiments described in this disclosure are directed to accessingsubscription and non-subscription applications. Some embodimentsdescribed in this disclosure are directed to presenting a visualindication of a number of application updates that are available in anapplication store user interface. Some embodiments described in thisdisclosure are directed to launching and removing access to subscriptionand non-subscription applications. Some embodiments described in thisdisclosure are directed to transferring context between a genericapplication store application and a dedicated application storeapplication. Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directedto notifying a user of the completion of a download.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

For a better understanding of the various described embodiments,reference should be made to the Detailed Description below, inconjunction with the following drawings in which like reference numeralsrefer to corresponding parts throughout the figures.

FIG. 1A is a block diagram illustrating a portable multifunction devicewith a touch-sensitive display in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 1B is a block diagram illustrating exemplary components for eventhandling in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 2 illustrates a portable multifunction device having a touch screenin accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an exemplary multifunction device with adisplay and a touch-sensitive surface in accordance with someembodiments.

FIG. 4A illustrates an exemplary user interface for a menu ofapplications on a portable multifunction device in accordance with someembodiments.

FIG. 4B illustrates an exemplary user interface for a multifunctiondevice with a touch-sensitive surface that is separate from the displayin accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 5A illustrates a personal electronic device in accordance with someembodiments.

FIG. 5B is a block diagram illustrating a personal electronic device inaccordance with some embodiments.

FIGS. 5C-5D illustrate exemplary components of a personal electronicdevice having a touch-sensitive display and intensity sensors inaccordance with some embodiments.

FIGS. 5E-5H illustrate exemplary components and user interfaces of apersonal electronic device in accordance with some embodiments.

FIGS. 5I-5K illustrate block diagrams of exemplary architectures fordevices according to some embodiments of the disclosure.

FIGS. 6A-6BB illustrate exemplary ways in which an electronic devicepresents user interfaces of the application store that are specific to arespective application in accordance with some embodiments.

FIGS. 7A-7I are flow diagrams illustrating a method of presenting userinterfaces of the application store that are specific to a respectiveapplication in accordance with some embodiments.

FIGS. 8A-8L and 8N-8CC illustrate exemplary ways in which an electronicdevice presents application store user interfaces that includeinformation about applications in a respective category in accordancewith some embodiments.

FIGS. 9A-9J are flow diagrams illustrating a method of presentingapplication store user interfaces that include information aboutapplications in a respective category in accordance with someembodiments.

FIGS. 10A-10CC illustrate exemplary ways in which an electronic deviceaccesses subscription and non-subscription applications in accordancewith some embodiments.

FIGS. 11A-11G are flow diagrams illustrating a method of providing waysto access subscription and non-subscription applications in accordancewith some embodiments.

FIGS. 12A-12D illustrate exemplary ways in which an electronic devicepresents a visual indication of a number of application updates that areavailable in an application store user interface in accordance with someembodiments.

FIGS. 13A-13C are flow diagrams illustrating a method of presenting avisual indication of a number of application updates that are availablein an application store user interface in accordance with someembodiments.

FIGS. 14A-14O illustrate exemplary ways in which an electronic devicelaunches and removes access to subscription and non-subscriptionapplications in accordance with some embodiments.

FIGS. 15A-15G are flow diagrams illustrating a method of providing waysto launch and remove access to subscription and non-subscriptionapplications in accordance with some embodiments.

FIGS. 16A-16Y illustrate exemplary ways in which an electronic devicetransfers context between a generic application store application and adedicated application store application in accordance with someembodiments.

FIGS. 17A-17H are flow diagrams illustrating a method of transferringcontext between a generic application store application and a dedicatedapplication store application in accordance with some embodiments.

FIGS. 18A-18Y illustrate exemplary ways in which an electronic devicenotifies a user of the completion of a download in accordance with someembodiments.

FIGS. 19A-19D are flow diagrams illustrating a method of providing waysto notify a user of the completion of a download in accordance with someembodiments.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The following description sets forth exemplary methods, parameters, andthe like. It should be recognized, however, that such description is notintended as a limitation on the scope of the present disclosure but isinstead provided as a description of exemplary embodiments.

There is a need for electronic devices that interact with subscriptionapplications. There is also a need for electronic devices thatdistinguish subscription applications from non-subscriptionapplications. Such techniques can reduce the cognitive burden on a userwho uses such devices. Further, such techniques can reduce processor andbattery power otherwise wasted on redundant user inputs.

Although the following description uses terms “first,” “second,” etc. todescribe various elements, these elements should not be limited by theterms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element fromanother. For example, a first touch could be termed a second touch, and,similarly, a second touch could be termed a first touch, withoutdeparting from the scope of the various described embodiments. The firsttouch and the second touch are both touches, but they are not the sametouch.

The terminology used in the description of the various describedembodiments herein is for the purpose of describing particularembodiments only and is not intended to be limiting. As used in thedescription of the various described embodiments and the appendedclaims, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” are intended to includethe plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicatesotherwise. It will also be understood that the term “and/or” as usedherein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations ofone or more of the associated listed items. It will be furtherunderstood that the terms “includes,” “including,” “comprises,” and/or“comprising,” when used in this specification, specify the presence ofstated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/orcomponents, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or moreother features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components,and/or groups thereof.

The term “if” is, optionally, construed to mean “when” or “upon” or “inresponse to determining” or “in response to detecting,” depending on thecontext. Similarly, the phrase “if it is determined” or “if [a statedcondition or event] is detected” is, optionally, construed to mean “upondetermining” or “in response to determining” or “upon detecting [thestated condition or event]” or “in response to detecting [the statedcondition or event],” depending on the context.

Embodiments of electronic devices, user interfaces for such devices, andassociated processes for using such devices are described. In someembodiments, the device is a portable communications device, such as amobile telephone, that also contains other functions, such as PDA and/ormusic player functions. Exemplary embodiments of portable multifunctiondevices include, without limitation, the iPhone®, iPod Touch®, and iPad®devices from Apple Inc. of Cupertino, Calif. Other portable electronicdevices, such as laptops or tablet computers with touch-sensitivesurfaces (e.g., touch screen displays and/or touchpads), are,optionally, used. It should also be understood that, in someembodiments, the device is not a portable communications device, but isa desktop computer with a touch-sensitive surface (e.g., a touch screendisplay and/or a touchpad).

In the discussion that follows, an electronic device that includes adisplay and a touch-sensitive surface is described. It should beunderstood, however, that the electronic device optionally includes oneor more other physical user-interface devices, such as a physicalkeyboard, a mouse, and/or a joystick.

The device typically supports a variety of applications, such as one ormore of the following: a drawing application, a presentationapplication, a word processing application, a website creationapplication, a disk authoring application, a spreadsheet application, agaming application, a telephone application, a video conferencingapplication, an e-mail application, an instant messaging application, aworkout support application, a photo management application, a digitalcamera application, a digital video camera application, a web browsingapplication, a digital music player application, and/or a digital videoplayer application.

The various applications that are executed on the device optionally useat least one common physical user-interface device, such as thetouch-sensitive surface. One or more functions of the touch-sensitivesurface as well as corresponding information displayed on the deviceare, optionally, adjusted and/or varied from one application to the nextand/or within a respective application. In this way, a common physicalarchitecture (such as the touch-sensitive surface) of the deviceoptionally supports the variety of applications with user interfacesthat are intuitive and transparent to the user.

Attention is now directed toward embodiments of portable devices withtouch-sensitive displays. FIG. 1A is a block diagram illustratingportable multifunction device 100 with touch-sensitive display system112 in accordance with some embodiments. Touch-sensitive display 112 issometimes called a “touch screen” for convenience and is sometimes knownas or called a “touch-sensitive display system.” Device 100 includesmemory 102 (which optionally includes one or more computer-readablestorage mediums), memory controller 122, one or more processing units(CPUs) 120, peripherals interface 118, RF circuitry 108, audio circuitry110, speaker 111, microphone 113, input/output (I/O) subsystem 106,other input control devices 116, and external port 124. Device 100optionally includes one or more optical sensors 164. Device 100optionally includes one or more contact intensity sensors 165 fordetecting intensity of contacts on device 100 (e.g., a touch-sensitivesurface such as touch-sensitive display system 112 of device 100).Device 100 optionally includes one or more tactile output generators 167for generating tactile outputs on device 100 (e.g., generating tactileoutputs on a touch-sensitive surface such as touch-sensitive displaysystem 112 of device 100 or touchpad 355 of device 300). Thesecomponents optionally communicate over one or more communication busesor signal lines 103.

As used in the specification and claims, the term “intensity” of acontact on a touch-sensitive surface refers to the force or pressure(force per unit area) of a contact (e.g., a finger contact) on thetouch-sensitive surface, or to a substitute (proxy) for the force orpressure of a contact on the touch-sensitive surface. The intensity of acontact has a range of values that includes at least four distinctvalues and more typically includes hundreds of distinct values (e.g., atleast 256). Intensity of a contact is, optionally, determined (ormeasured) using various approaches and various sensors or combinationsof sensors. For example, one or more force sensors underneath oradjacent to the touch-sensitive surface are, optionally, used to measureforce at various points on the touch-sensitive surface. In someimplementations, force measurements from multiple force sensors arecombined (e.g., a weighted average) to determine an estimated force of acontact. Similarly, a pressure-sensitive tip of a stylus is, optionally,used to determine a pressure of the stylus on the touch-sensitivesurface. Alternatively, the size of the contact area detected on thetouch-sensitive surface and/or changes thereto, the capacitance of thetouch-sensitive surface proximate to the contact and/or changes thereto,and/or the resistance of the touch-sensitive surface proximate to thecontact and/or changes thereto are, optionally, used as a substitute forthe force or pressure of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface. Insome implementations, the substitute measurements for contact force orpressure are used directly to determine whether an intensity thresholdhas been exceeded (e.g., the intensity threshold is described in unitscorresponding to the substitute measurements). In some implementations,the substitute measurements for contact force or pressure are convertedto an estimated force or pressure, and the estimated force or pressureis used to determine whether an intensity threshold has been exceeded(e.g., the intensity threshold is a pressure threshold measured in unitsof pressure). Using the intensity of a contact as an attribute of a userinput allows for user access to additional device functionality that mayotherwise not be accessible by the user on a reduced-size device withlimited real estate for displaying affordances (e.g., on atouch-sensitive display) and/or receiving user input (e.g., via atouch-sensitive display, a touch-sensitive surface, or aphysical/mechanical control such as a knob or a button).

As used in the specification and claims, the term “tactile output”refers to physical displacement of a device relative to a previousposition of the device, physical displacement of a component (e.g., atouch-sensitive surface) of a device relative to another component(e.g., housing) of the device, or displacement of the component relativeto a center of mass of the device that will be detected by a user withthe user's sense of touch. For example, in situations where the deviceor the component of the device is in contact with a surface of a userthat is sensitive to touch (e.g., a finger, palm, or other part of auser's hand), the tactile output generated by the physical displacementwill be interpreted by the user as a tactile sensation corresponding toa perceived change in physical characteristics of the device or thecomponent of the device. For example, movement of a touch-sensitivesurface (e.g., a touch-sensitive display or trackpad) is, optionally,interpreted by the user as a “down click” or “up click” of a physicalactuator button. In some cases, a user will feel a tactile sensationsuch as an “down click” or “up click” even when there is no movement ofa physical actuator button associated with the touch-sensitive surfacethat is physically pressed (e.g., displaced) by the user's movements. Asanother example, movement of the touch-sensitive surface is, optionally,interpreted or sensed by the user as “roughness” of the touch-sensitivesurface, even when there is no change in smoothness of thetouch-sensitive surface. While such interpretations of touch by a userwill be subject to the individualized sensory perceptions of the user,there are many sensory perceptions of touch that are common to a largemajority of users. Thus, when a tactile output is described ascorresponding to a particular sensory perception of a user (e.g., an “upclick,” a “down click,” “roughness”), unless otherwise stated, thegenerated tactile output corresponds to physical displacement of thedevice or a component thereof that will generate the described sensoryperception for a typical (or average) user.

It should be appreciated that device 100 is only one example of aportable multifunction device, and that device 100 optionally has moreor fewer components than shown, optionally combines two or morecomponents, or optionally has a different configuration or arrangementof the components. The various components shown in FIG. 1A areimplemented in hardware, software, or a combination of both hardware andsoftware, including one or more signal processing and/orapplication-specific integrated circuits.

Memory 102 optionally includes high-speed random access memory andoptionally also includes non-volatile memory, such as one or moremagnetic disk storage devices, flash memory devices, or othernon-volatile solid-state memory devices. Memory controller 122optionally controls access to memory 102 by other components of device100.

Peripherals interface 118 can be used to couple input and outputperipherals of the device to CPU 120 and memory 102. The one or moreprocessors 120 run or execute various software programs and/or sets ofinstructions stored in memory 102 to perform various functions fordevice 100 and to process data. In some embodiments, peripheralsinterface 118, CPU 120, and memory controller 122 are, optionally,implemented on a single chip, such as chip 104. In some otherembodiments, they are, optionally, implemented on separate chips.

RF (radio frequency) circuitry 108 receives and sends RF signals, alsocalled electromagnetic signals. RF circuitry 108 converts electricalsignals to/from electromagnetic signals and communicates withcommunications networks and other communications devices via theelectromagnetic signals. RF circuitry 108 optionally includes well-knowncircuitry for performing these functions, including but not limited toan antenna system, an RF transceiver, one or more amplifiers, a tuner,one or more oscillators, a digital signal processor, a CODEC chipset, asubscriber identity module (SIM) card, memory, and so forth. RFcircuitry 108 optionally communicates with networks, such as theInternet, also referred to as the World Wide Web (WWW), an intranetand/or a wireless network, such as a cellular telephone network, awireless local area network (LAN) and/or a metropolitan area network(MAN), and other devices by wireless communication. The RF circuitry 108optionally includes well-known circuitry for detecting near fieldcommunication (NFC) fields, such as by a short-range communicationradio. The wireless communication optionally uses any of a plurality ofcommunications standards, protocols, and technologies, including but notlimited to Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), Enhanced DataGSM Environment (EDGE), high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA),high-speed uplink packet access (HSUPA), Evolution, Data-Only (EV-DO),HSPA, HSPA+, Dual-Cell HSPA (DC-HSPDA), long term evolution (LTE), nearfield communication (NFC), wideband code division multiple access(W-CDMA), code division multiple access (CDMA), time division multipleaccess (TDMA), Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy (BTLE), Wireless Fidelity(Wi-Fi) (e.g., IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n,and/or IEEE 802.11ac), voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Wi-MAX, aprotocol for e-mail (e.g., Internet message access protocol (IMAP)and/or post office protocol (POP)), instant messaging (e.g., extensiblemessaging and presence protocol (XMPP), Session Initiation Protocol forInstant Messaging and Presence Leveraging Extensions (SIMPLE), InstantMessaging and Presence Service (IMPS)), and/or Short Message Service(SMS), or any other suitable communication protocol, includingcommunication protocols not yet developed as of the filing date of thisdocument.

Audio circuitry 110, speaker 111, and microphone 113 provide an audiointerface between a user and device 100. Audio circuitry 110 receivesaudio data from peripherals interface 118, converts the audio data to anelectrical signal, and transmits the electrical signal to speaker 111.Speaker 111 converts the electrical signal to human-audible sound waves.Audio circuitry 110 also receives electrical signals converted bymicrophone 113 from sound waves. Audio circuitry 110 converts theelectrical signal to audio data and transmits the audio data toperipherals interface 118 for processing. Audio data is, optionally,retrieved from and/or transmitted to memory 102 and/or RF circuitry 108by peripherals interface 118. In some embodiments, audio circuitry 110also includes a headset jack (e.g., 212, FIG. 2). The headset jackprovides an interface between audio circuitry 110 and removable audioinput/output peripherals, such as output-only headphones or a headsetwith both output (e.g., a headphone for one or both ears) and input(e.g., a microphone).

I/O subsystem 106 couples input/output peripherals on device 100, suchas touch screen 112 and other input control devices 116, to peripheralsinterface 118. I/O subsystem 106 optionally includes display controller156, optical sensor controller 158, intensity sensor controller 159,haptic feedback controller 161, and one or more input controllers 160for other input or control devices. The one or more input controllers160 receive/send electrical signals from/to other input control devices116. The other input control devices 116 optionally include physicalbuttons (e.g., push buttons, rocker buttons, etc.), dials, sliderswitches, joysticks, click wheels, and so forth. In some alternateembodiments, input controller(s) 160 are, optionally, coupled to any (ornone) of the following: a keyboard, an infrared port, a USB port, and apointer device such as a mouse. The one or more buttons (e.g., 208, FIG.2) optionally include an up/down button for volume control of speaker111 and/or microphone 113. The one or more buttons optionally include apush button (e.g., 206, FIG. 2).

A quick press of the push button optionally disengages a lock of touchscreen 112 or optionally begins a process that uses gestures on thetouch screen to unlock the device, as described in U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. 11/322,549, “Unlocking a Device by PerformingGestures on an Unlock Image,” filed Dec. 23, 2005, U.S. Pat. No.7,657,849, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. Alonger press of the push button (e.g., 206) optionally turns power todevice 100 on or off. The functionality of one or more of the buttonsare, optionally, user-customizable. Touch screen 112 is used toimplement virtual or soft buttons and one or more soft keyboards.

Touch-sensitive display 112 provides an input interface and an outputinterface between the device and a user. Display controller 156 receivesand/or sends electrical signals from/to touch screen 112. Touch screen112 displays visual output to the user. The visual output optionallyincludes graphics, text, icons, video, and any combination thereof(collectively termed “graphics”). In some embodiments, some or all ofthe visual output optionally corresponds to user-interface objects.

Touch screen 112 has a touch-sensitive surface, sensor, or set ofsensors that accepts input from the user based on haptic and/or tactilecontact. Touch screen 112 and display controller 156 (along with anyassociated modules and/or sets of instructions in memory 102) detectcontact (and any movement or breaking of the contact) on touch screen112 and convert the detected contact into interaction withuser-interface objects (e.g., one or more soft keys, icons, web pages,or images) that are displayed on touch screen 112. In an exemplaryembodiment, a point of contact between touch screen 112 and the usercorresponds to a finger of the user.

Touch screen 112 optionally uses LCD (liquid crystal display)technology, LPD (light emitting polymer display) technology, or LED(light emitting diode) technology, although other display technologiesare used in other embodiments. Touch screen 112 and display controller156 optionally detect contact and any movement or breaking thereof usingany of a plurality of touch sensing technologies now known or laterdeveloped, including but not limited to capacitive, resistive, infrared,and surface acoustic wave technologies, as well as other proximitysensor arrays or other elements for determining one or more points ofcontact with touch screen 112. In an exemplary embodiment, projectedmutual capacitance sensing technology is used, such as that found in theiPhone® and iPod Touch® from Apple Inc. of Cupertino, Calif.

A touch-sensitive display in some embodiments of touch screen 112 is,optionally, analogous to the multi-touch sensitive touchpads describedin the following U.S. Pat. No. 6,323,846 (Westerman et al.), U.S. Pat.No. 6,570,557 (Westerman et al.), and/or U.S. Pat. No. 6,677,932(Westerman), and/or U.S. Patent Publication 2002/0015024A1, each ofwhich is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. However,touch screen 112 displays visual output from device 100, whereastouch-sensitive touchpads do not provide visual output.

A touch-sensitive display in some embodiments of touch screen 112 isdescribed in the following applications: (1) U.S. patent applicationSer. No. 11/381,313, “Multipoint Touch Surface Controller,” filed May 2,2006; (2) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/840,862, “MultipointTouchscreen,” filed May 6, 2004; (3) U.S. patent application Ser. No.10/903,964, “Gestures For Touch Sensitive Input Devices,” filed Jul. 30,2004; (4) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/048,264, “Gestures ForTouch Sensitive Input Devices,” filed Jan. 31, 2005; (5) U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. 11/038,590, “Mode-Based Graphical User InterfacesFor Touch Sensitive Input Devices,” filed Jan. 18, 2005; (6) U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. 11/228,758, “Virtual Input Device Placement On ATouch Screen User Interface,” filed Sep. 16, 2005; (7) U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. 11/228,700, “Operation Of A Computer With A TouchScreen Interface,” filed Sep. 16, 2005; (8) U.S. patent application Ser.No. 11/228,737, “Activating Virtual Keys Of A Touch-Screen VirtualKeyboard,” filed Sep. 16, 2005; and (9) U.S. patent application Ser. No.11/367,749, “Multi-Functional Hand-Held Device,” filed Mar. 3, 2006. Allof these applications are incorporated by reference herein in theirentirety.

Touch screen 112 optionally has a video resolution in excess of 100 dpi.In some embodiments, the touch screen has a video resolution ofapproximately 160 dpi. The user optionally makes contact with touchscreen 112 using any suitable object or appendage, such as a stylus, afinger, and so forth. In some embodiments, the user interface isdesigned to work primarily with finger-based contacts and gestures,which can be less precise than stylus-based input due to the larger areaof contact of a finger on the touch screen. In some embodiments, thedevice translates the rough finger-based input into a precisepointer/cursor position or command for performing the actions desired bythe user.

In some embodiments, in addition to the touch screen, device 100optionally includes a touchpad (not shown) for activating ordeactivating particular functions. In some embodiments, the touchpad isa touch-sensitive area of the device that, unlike the touch screen, doesnot display visual output. The touchpad is, optionally, atouch-sensitive surface that is separate from touch screen 112 or anextension of the touch-sensitive surface formed by the touch screen.

Device 100 also includes power system 162 for powering the variouscomponents. Power system 162 optionally includes a power managementsystem, one or more power sources (e.g., battery, alternating current(AC)), a recharging system, a power failure detection circuit, a powerconverter or inverter, a power status indicator (e.g., a light-emittingdiode (LED)) and any other components associated with the generation,management and distribution of power in portable devices.

Device 100 optionally also includes one or more optical sensors 164.FIG. 1A shows an optical sensor coupled to optical sensor controller 158in I/O subsystem 106. Optical sensor 164 optionally includescharge-coupled device (CCD) or complementary metal-oxide semiconductor(CMOS) phototransistors. Optical sensor 164 receives light from theenvironment, projected through one or more lenses, and converts thelight to data representing an image. In conjunction with imaging module143 (also called a camera module), optical sensor 164 optionallycaptures still images or video. In some embodiments, an optical sensoris located on the back of device 100, opposite touch screen display 112on the front of the device so that the touch screen display is enabledfor use as a viewfinder for still and/or video image acquisition. Insome embodiments, an optical sensor is located on the front of thedevice so that the user's image is, optionally, obtained for videoconferencing while the user views the other video conferenceparticipants on the touch screen display. In some embodiments, theposition of optical sensor 164 can be changed by the user (e.g., byrotating the lens and the sensor in the device housing) so that a singleoptical sensor 164 is used along with the touch screen display for bothvideo conferencing and still and/or video image acquisition.

Device 100 optionally also includes one or more contact intensitysensors 165. FIG. 1A shows a contact intensity sensor coupled tointensity sensor controller 159 in I/O subsystem 106. Contact intensitysensor 165 optionally includes one or more piezoresistive strain gauges,capacitive force sensors, electric force sensors, piezoelectric forcesensors, optical force sensors, capacitive touch-sensitive surfaces, orother intensity sensors (e.g., sensors used to measure the force (orpressure) of a contact on a touch-sensitive surface). Contact intensitysensor 165 receives contact intensity information (e.g., pressureinformation or a proxy for pressure information) from the environment.In some embodiments, at least one contact intensity sensor is collocatedwith, or proximate to, a touch-sensitive surface (e.g., touch-sensitivedisplay system 112). In some embodiments, at least one contact intensitysensor is located on the back of device 100, opposite touch screendisplay 112, which is located on the front of device 100.

Device 100 optionally also includes one or more proximity sensors 166.FIG. 1A shows proximity sensor 166 coupled to peripherals interface 118.Alternately, proximity sensor 166 is, optionally, coupled to inputcontroller 160 in I/O subsystem 106. Proximity sensor 166 optionallyperforms as described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/241,839,“Proximity Detector In Handheld Device”; Ser. No. 11/240,788, “ProximityDetector In Handheld Device”; Ser. No. 11/620,702, “Using Ambient LightSensor To Augment Proximity Sensor Output”; Ser. No. 11/586,862,“Automated Response To And Sensing Of User Activity In PortableDevices”; and Ser. No. 11/638,251, “Methods And Systems For AutomaticConfiguration Of Peripherals,” which are hereby incorporated byreference in their entirety. In some embodiments, the proximity sensorturns off and disables touch screen 112 when the multifunction device isplaced near the user's ear (e.g., when the user is making a phone call).

Device 100 optionally also includes one or more tactile outputgenerators 167. FIG. 1A shows a tactile output generator coupled tohaptic feedback controller 161 in I/O subsystem 106. Tactile outputgenerator 167 optionally includes one or more electroacoustic devicessuch as speakers or other audio components and/or electromechanicaldevices that convert energy into linear motion such as a motor,solenoid, electroactive polymer, piezoelectric actuator, electrostaticactuator, or other tactile output generating component (e.g., acomponent that converts electrical signals into tactile outputs on thedevice). Contact intensity sensor 165 receives tactile feedbackgeneration instructions from haptic feedback module 133 and generatestactile outputs on device 100 that are capable of being sensed by a userof device 100. In some embodiments, at least one tactile outputgenerator is collocated with, or proximate to, a touch-sensitive surface(e.g., touch-sensitive display system 112) and, optionally, generates atactile output by moving the touch-sensitive surface vertically (e.g.,in/out of a surface of device 100) or laterally (e.g., back and forth inthe same plane as a surface of device 100). In some embodiments, atleast one tactile output generator sensor is located on the back ofdevice 100, opposite touch screen display 112, which is located on thefront of device 100.

Device 100 optionally also includes one or more accelerometers 168. FIG.1A shows accelerometer 168 coupled to peripherals interface 118.Alternately, accelerometer 168 is, optionally, coupled to an inputcontroller 160 in I/O subsystem 106. Accelerometer 168 optionallyperforms as described in U.S. Patent Publication No. 20050190059,“Acceleration-based Theft Detection System for Portable ElectronicDevices,” and U.S. Patent Publication No. 20060017692, “Methods AndApparatuses For Operating A Portable Device Based On An Accelerometer,”both of which are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety. Insome embodiments, information is displayed on the touch screen displayin a portrait view or a landscape view based on an analysis of datareceived from the one or more accelerometers. Device 100 optionallyincludes, in addition to accelerometer(s) 168, a magnetometer (notshown) and a GPS (or GLONASS or other global navigation system) receiver(not shown) for obtaining information concerning the location andorientation (e.g., portrait or landscape) of device 100.

In some embodiments, the software components stored in memory 102include operating system 126, communication module (or set ofinstructions) 128, contact/motion module (or set of instructions) 130,graphics module (or set of instructions) 132, text input module (or setof instructions) 134, Global Positioning System (GPS) module (or set ofinstructions) 135, and applications (or sets of instructions) 136.Furthermore, in some embodiments, memory 102 (FIG. 1A) or 370 (FIG. 3)stores device/global internal state 157, as shown in FIGS. 1A and 3.Device/global internal state 157 includes one or more of: activeapplication state, indicating which applications, if any, are currentlyactive; display state, indicating what applications, views or otherinformation occupy various regions of touch screen display 112; sensorstate, including information obtained from the device's various sensorsand input control devices 116; and location information concerning thedevice's location and/or attitude.

Operating system 126 (e.g., Darwin, RTXC, LINUX, UNIX, OS X, iOS,WINDOWS, or an embedded operating system such as VxWorks) includesvarious software components and/or drivers for controlling and managinggeneral system tasks (e.g., memory management, storage device control,power management, etc.) and facilitates communication between varioushardware and software components.

Communication module 128 facilitates communication with other devicesover one or more external ports 124 and also includes various softwarecomponents for handling data received by RF circuitry 108 and/orexternal port 124. External port 124 (e.g., Universal Serial Bus (USB),FIREWIRE, etc.) is adapted for coupling directly to other devices orindirectly over a network (e.g., the Internet, wireless LAN, etc.). Insome embodiments, the external port is a multi-pin (e.g., 30-pin)connector that is the same as, or similar to and/or compatible with, the30-pin connector used on iPod® (trademark of Apple Inc.) devices.

Contact/motion module 130 optionally detects contact with touch screen112 (in conjunction with display controller 156) and othertouch-sensitive devices (e.g., a touchpad or physical click wheel).Contact/motion module 130 includes various software components forperforming various operations related to detection of contact, such asdetermining if contact has occurred (e.g., detecting a finger-downevent), determining an intensity of the contact (e.g., the force orpressure of the contact or a substitute for the force or pressure of thecontact), determining if there is movement of the contact and trackingthe movement across the touch-sensitive surface (e.g., detecting one ormore finger-dragging events), and determining if the contact has ceased(e.g., detecting a finger-up event or a break in contact).Contact/motion module 130 receives contact data from the touch-sensitivesurface. Determining movement of the point of contact, which isrepresented by a series of contact data, optionally includes determiningspeed (magnitude), velocity (magnitude and direction), and/or anacceleration (a change in magnitude and/or direction) of the point ofcontact. These operations are, optionally, applied to single contacts(e.g., one finger contacts) or to multiple simultaneous contacts (e.g.,“multitouch”/multiple finger contacts). In some embodiments,contact/motion module 130 and display controller 156 detect contact on atouchpad.

In some embodiments, contact/motion module 130 uses a set of one or moreintensity thresholds to determine whether an operation has beenperformed by a user (e.g., to determine whether a user has “clicked” onan icon). In some embodiments, at least a subset of the intensitythresholds are determined in accordance with software parameters (e.g.,the intensity thresholds are not determined by the activation thresholdsof particular physical actuators and can be adjusted without changingthe physical hardware of device 100). For example, a mouse “click”threshold of a trackpad or touch screen display can be set to any of alarge range of predefined threshold values without changing the trackpador touch screen display hardware. Additionally, in some implementations,a user of the device is provided with software settings for adjustingone or more of the set of intensity thresholds (e.g., by adjustingindividual intensity thresholds and/or by adjusting a plurality ofintensity thresholds at once with a system-level click “intensity”parameter).

Contact/motion module 130 optionally detects a gesture input by a user.Different gestures on the touch-sensitive surface have different contactpatterns (e.g., different motions, timings, and/or intensities ofdetected contacts). Thus, a gesture is, optionally, detected bydetecting a particular contact pattern. For example, detecting a fingertap gesture includes detecting a finger-down event followed by detectinga finger-up (liftoff) event at the same position (or substantially thesame position) as the finger-down event (e.g., at the position of anicon). As another example, detecting a finger swipe gesture on thetouch-sensitive surface includes detecting a finger-down event followedby detecting one or more finger-dragging events, and subsequentlyfollowed by detecting a finger-up (liftoff) event.

Graphics module 132 includes various known software components forrendering and displaying graphics on touch screen 112 or other display,including components for changing the visual impact (e.g., brightness,transparency, saturation, contrast, or other visual property) ofgraphics that are displayed. As used herein, the term “graphics”includes any object that can be displayed to a user, including, withoutlimitation, text, web pages, icons (such as user-interface objectsincluding soft keys), digital images, videos, animations, and the like.

In some embodiments, graphics module 132 stores data representinggraphics to be used. Each graphic is, optionally, assigned acorresponding code. Graphics module 132 receives, from applicationsetc., one or more codes specifying graphics to be displayed along with,if necessary, coordinate data and other graphic property data, and thengenerates screen image data to output to display controller 156.

Haptic feedback module 133 includes various software components forgenerating instructions used by tactile output generator(s) 167 toproduce tactile outputs at one or more locations on device 100 inresponse to user interactions with device 100.

Text input module 134, which is, optionally, a component of graphicsmodule 132, provides soft keyboards for entering text in variousapplications (e.g., contacts 137, e-mail 140, IM 141, browser 147, andany other application that needs text input).

GPS module 135 determines the location of the device and provides thisinformation for use in various applications (e.g., to telephone 138 foruse in location-based dialing; to camera 143 as picture/video metadata;and to applications that provide location-based services such as weatherwidgets, local yellow page widgets, and map/navigation widgets).

Applications 136 optionally include the following modules (or sets ofinstructions), or a subset or superset thereof:

-   -   Contacts module 137 (sometimes called an address book or contact        list);    -   Telephone module 138;    -   Video conference module 139;    -   E-mail client module 140;    -   Instant messaging (IM) module 141;    -   Workout support module 142;    -   Camera module 143 for still and/or video images;    -   Image management module 144;    -   Video player module;    -   Music player module;    -   Browser module 147;    -   Calendar module 148;    -   Widget modules 149, which optionally include one or more of:        weather widget 149-1, stocks widget 149-2, calculator widget        149-3, alarm clock widget 149-4, dictionary widget 149-5, and        other widgets obtained by the user, as well as user-created        widgets 149-6;    -   Widget creator module 150 for making user-created widgets 149-6;    -   Search module 151;    -   Video and music player module 152, which merges video player        module and music player module;    -   Notes module 153;    -   Map module 154; and/or    -   Online video module 155.

Examples of other applications 136 that are, optionally, stored inmemory 102 include other word processing applications, other imageediting applications, drawing applications, presentation applications,JAVA-enabled applications, encryption, digital rights management, voicerecognition, and voice replication.

In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156,contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, and text input module134, contacts module 137 are, optionally, used to manage an address bookor contact list (e.g., stored in application internal state 192 ofcontacts module 137 in memory 102 or memory 370), including: addingname(s) to the address book; deleting name(s) from the address book;associating telephone number(s), e-mail address(es), physicaladdress(es) or other information with a name; associating an image witha name; categorizing and sorting names; providing telephone numbers ore-mail addresses to initiate and/or facilitate communications bytelephone 138, video conference module 139, e-mail 140, or IM 141; andso forth.

In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, audio circuitry 110, speaker 111,microphone 113, touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact/motionmodule 130, graphics module 132, and text input module 134, telephonemodule 138 are optionally, used to enter a sequence of characterscorresponding to a telephone number, access one or more telephonenumbers in contacts module 137, modify a telephone number that has beenentered, dial a respective telephone number, conduct a conversation, anddisconnect or hang up when the conversation is completed. As notedabove, the wireless communication optionally uses any of a plurality ofcommunications standards, protocols, and technologies.

In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, audio circuitry 110, speaker 111,microphone 113, touch screen 112, display controller 156, optical sensor164, optical sensor controller 158, contact/motion module 130, graphicsmodule 132, text input module 134, contacts module 137, and telephonemodule 138, video conference module 139 includes executable instructionsto initiate, conduct, and terminate a video conference between a userand one or more other participants in accordance with user instructions.

In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, displaycontroller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, and textinput module 134, e-mail client module 140 includes executableinstructions to create, send, receive, and manage e-mail in response touser instructions. In conjunction with image management module 144,e-mail client module 140 makes it very easy to create and send e-mailswith still or video images taken with camera module 143.

In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, displaycontroller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, and textinput module 134, the instant messaging module 141 includes executableinstructions to enter a sequence of characters corresponding to aninstant message, to modify previously entered characters, to transmit arespective instant message (for example, using a Short Message Service(SMS) or Multimedia Message Service (MMS) protocol for telephony-basedinstant messages or using XMPP, SIMPLE, or IMPS for Internet-basedinstant messages), to receive instant messages, and to view receivedinstant messages. In some embodiments, transmitted and/or receivedinstant messages optionally include graphics, photos, audio files, videofiles and/or other attachments as are supported in an MMS and/or anEnhanced Messaging Service (EMS). As used herein, “instant messaging”refers to both telephony-based messages (e.g., messages sent using SMSor MMS) and Internet-based messages (e.g., messages sent using XMPP,SIMPLE, or IMPS).

In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, displaycontroller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, textinput module 134, GPS module 135, map module 154, and music playermodule, workout support module 142 includes executable instructions tocreate workouts (e.g., with time, distance, and/or calorie burninggoals); communicate with workout sensors (sports devices); receiveworkout sensor data; calibrate sensors used to monitor a workout; selectand play music for a workout; and display, store, and transmit workoutdata.

In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156, opticalsensor(s) 164, optical sensor controller 158, contact/motion module 130,graphics module 132, and image management module 144, camera module 143includes executable instructions to capture still images or video(including a video stream) and store them into memory 102, modifycharacteristics of a still image or video, or delete a still image orvideo from memory 102.

In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156,contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, text input module 134,and camera module 143, image management module 144 includes executableinstructions to arrange, modify (e.g., edit), or otherwise manipulate,label, delete, present (e.g., in a digital slide show or album), andstore still and/or video images.

In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, displaycontroller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, and textinput module 134, browser module 147 includes executable instructions tobrowse the Internet in accordance with user instructions, includingsearching, linking to, receiving, and displaying web pages or portionsthereof, as well as attachments and other files linked to web pages.

In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, displaycontroller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, textinput module 134, e-mail client module 140, and browser module 147,calendar module 148 includes executable instructions to create, display,modify, and store calendars and data associated with calendars (e.g.,calendar entries, to-do lists, etc.) in accordance with userinstructions.

In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, displaycontroller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, textinput module 134, and browser module 147, widget modules 149 aremini-applications that are, optionally, downloaded and used by a user(e.g., weather widget 149-1, stocks widget 149-2, calculator widget149-3, alarm clock widget 149-4, and dictionary widget 149-5) or createdby the user (e.g., user-created widget 149-6). In some embodiments, awidget includes an HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) file, a CSS(Cascading Style Sheets) file, and a JavaScript file. In someembodiments, a widget includes an XML (Extensible Markup Language) fileand a JavaScript file (e.g., Yahoo! Widgets).

In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, displaycontroller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, textinput module 134, and browser module 147, the widget creator module 150are, optionally, used by a user to create widgets (e.g., turning auser-specified portion of a web page into a widget).

In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156,contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, and text input module134, search module 151 includes executable instructions to search fortext, music, sound, image, video, and/or other files in memory 102 thatmatch one or more search criteria (e.g., one or more user-specifiedsearch terms) in accordance with user instructions.

In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156,contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, audio circuitry 110,speaker 111, RF circuitry 108, and browser module 147, video and musicplayer module 152 includes executable instructions that allow the userto download and play back recorded music and other sound files stored inone or more file formats, such as MP3 or AAC files, and executableinstructions to display, present, or otherwise play back videos (e.g.,on touch screen 112 or on an external, connected display via externalport 124). In some embodiments, device 100 optionally includes thefunctionality of an MP3 player, such as an iPod (trademark of AppleInc.).

In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156,contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, and text input module134, notes module 153 includes executable instructions to create andmanage notes, to-do lists, and the like in accordance with userinstructions.

In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, displaycontroller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, textinput module 134, GPS module 135, and browser module 147, map module 154are, optionally, used to receive, display, modify, and store maps anddata associated with maps (e.g., driving directions, data on stores andother points of interest at or near a particular location, and otherlocation-based data) in accordance with user instructions.

In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156,contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, audio circuitry 110,speaker 111, RF circuitry 108, text input module 134, e-mail clientmodule 140, and browser module 147, online video module 155 includesinstructions that allow the user to access, browse, receive (e.g., bystreaming and/or download), play back (e.g., on the touch screen or onan external, connected display via external port 124), send an e-mailwith a link to a particular online video, and otherwise manage onlinevideos in one or more file formats, such as H.264. In some embodiments,instant messaging module 141, rather than e-mail client module 140, isused to send a link to a particular online video. Additional descriptionof the online video application can be found in U.S. Provisional PatentApplication No. 60/936,562, “Portable Multifunction Device, Method, andGraphical User Interface for Playing Online Videos,” filed Jun. 20,2007, and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/968,067, “PortableMultifunction Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for PlayingOnline Videos,” filed Dec. 31, 2007, the contents of which are herebyincorporated by reference in their entirety.

Each of the above-identified modules and applications corresponds to aset of executable instructions for performing one or more functionsdescribed above and the methods described in this application (e.g., thecomputer-implemented methods and other information processing methodsdescribed herein). These modules (e.g., sets of instructions) need notbe implemented as separate software programs, procedures, or modules,and thus various subsets of these modules are, optionally, combined orotherwise rearranged in various embodiments. For example, video playermodule is, optionally, combined with music player module into a singlemodule (e.g., video and music player module 152, FIG. 1A). In someembodiments, memory 102 optionally stores a subset of the modules anddata structures identified above. Furthermore, memory 102 optionallystores additional modules and data structures not described above.

In some embodiments, device 100 is a device where operation of apredefined set of functions on the device is performed exclusivelythrough a touch screen and/or a touchpad. By using a touch screen and/ora touchpad as the primary input control device for operation of device100, the number of physical input control devices (such as push buttons,dials, and the like) on device 100 is, optionally, reduced.

The predefined set of functions that are performed exclusively through atouch screen and/or a touchpad optionally include navigation betweenuser interfaces. In some embodiments, the touchpad, when touched by theuser, navigates device 100 to a main, home, or root menu from any userinterface that is displayed on device 100. In such embodiments, a “menubutton” is implemented using a touchpad. In some other embodiments, themenu button is a physical push button or other physical input controldevice instead of a touchpad.

FIG. 1B is a block diagram illustrating exemplary components for eventhandling in accordance with some embodiments. In some embodiments,memory 102 (FIG. 1A) or 370 (FIG. 3) includes event sorter 170 (e.g., inoperating system 126) and a respective application 136-1 (e.g., any ofthe aforementioned applications 137-151, 155, 380-390).

Event sorter 170 receives event information and determines theapplication 136-1 and application view 191 of application 136-1 to whichto deliver the event information. Event sorter 170 includes eventmonitor 171 and event dispatcher module 174. In some embodiments,application 136-1 includes application internal state 192, whichindicates the current application view(s) displayed on touch-sensitivedisplay 112 when the application is active or executing. In someembodiments, device/global internal state 157 is used by event sorter170 to determine which application(s) is (are) currently active, andapplication internal state 192 is used by event sorter 170 to determineapplication views 191 to which to deliver event information.

In some embodiments, application internal state 192 includes additionalinformation, such as one or more of: resume information to be used whenapplication 136-1 resumes execution, user interface state informationthat indicates information being displayed or that is ready for displayby application 136-1, a state queue for enabling the user to go back toa prior state or view of application 136-1, and a redo/undo queue ofprevious actions taken by the user.

Event monitor 171 receives event information from peripherals interface118. Event information includes information about a sub-event (e.g., auser touch on touch-sensitive display 112, as part of a multi-touchgesture). Peripherals interface 118 transmits information it receivesfrom I/O subsystem 106 or a sensor, such as proximity sensor 166,accelerometer(s) 168, and/or microphone 113 (through audio circuitry110). Information that peripherals interface 118 receives from I/Osubsystem 106 includes information from touch-sensitive display 112 or atouch-sensitive surface.

In some embodiments, event monitor 171 sends requests to the peripheralsinterface 118 at predetermined intervals. In response, peripheralsinterface 118 transmits event information. In other embodiments,peripherals interface 118 transmits event information only when there isa significant event (e.g., receiving an input above a predeterminednoise threshold and/or for more than a predetermined duration).

In some embodiments, event sorter 170 also includes a hit viewdetermination module 172 and/or an active event recognizer determinationmodule 173.

Hit view determination module 172 provides software procedures fordetermining where a sub-event has taken place within one or more viewswhen touch-sensitive display 112 displays more than one view. Views aremade up of controls and other elements that a user can see on thedisplay.

Another aspect of the user interface associated with an application is aset of views, sometimes herein called application views or userinterface windows, in which information is displayed and touch-basedgestures occur. The application views (of a respective application) inwhich a touch is detected optionally correspond to programmatic levelswithin a programmatic or view hierarchy of the application. For example,the lowest level view in which a touch is detected is, optionally,called the hit view, and the set of events that are recognized as properinputs are, optionally, determined based, at least in part, on the hitview of the initial touch that begins a touch-based gesture.

Hit view determination module 172 receives information related tosub-events of a touch-based gesture. When an application has multipleviews organized in a hierarchy, hit view determination module 172identifies a hit view as the lowest view in the hierarchy which shouldhandle the sub-event. In most circumstances, the hit view is the lowestlevel view in which an initiating sub-event occurs (e.g., the firstsub-event in the sequence of sub-events that form an event or potentialevent). Once the hit view is identified by the hit view determinationmodule 172, the hit view typically receives all sub-events related tothe same touch or input source for which it was identified as the hitview.

Active event recognizer determination module 173 determines which viewor views within a view hierarchy should receive a particular sequence ofsub-events. In some embodiments, active event recognizer determinationmodule 173 determines that only the hit view should receive a particularsequence of sub-events. In other embodiments, active event recognizerdetermination module 173 determines that all views that include thephysical location of a sub-event are actively involved views, andtherefore determines that all actively involved views should receive aparticular sequence of sub-events. In other embodiments, even if touchsub-events were entirely confined to the area associated with oneparticular view, views higher in the hierarchy would still remain asactively involved views.

Event dispatcher module 174 dispatches the event information to an eventrecognizer (e.g., event recognizer 180). In embodiments including activeevent recognizer determination module 173, event dispatcher module 174delivers the event information to an event recognizer determined byactive event recognizer determination module 173. In some embodiments,event dispatcher module 174 stores in an event queue the eventinformation, which is retrieved by a respective event receiver 182.

In some embodiments, operating system 126 includes event sorter 170.Alternatively, application 136-1 includes event sorter 170. In yet otherembodiments, event sorter 170 is a stand-alone module, or a part ofanother module stored in memory 102, such as contact/motion module 130.

In some embodiments, application 136-1 includes a plurality of eventhandlers 190 and one or more application views 191, each of whichincludes instructions for handling touch events that occur within arespective view of the application's user interface. Each applicationview 191 of the application 136-1 includes one or more event recognizers180. Typically, a respective application view 191 includes a pluralityof event recognizers 180. In other embodiments, one or more of eventrecognizers 180 are part of a separate module, such as a user interfacekit (not shown) or a higher level object from which application 136-1inherits methods and other properties. In some embodiments, a respectiveevent handler 190 includes one or more of: data updater 176, objectupdater 177, GUI updater 178, and/or event data 179 received from eventsorter 170. Event handler 190 optionally utilizes or calls data updater176, object updater 177, or GUI updater 178 to update the applicationinternal state 192. Alternatively, one or more of the application views191 include one or more respective event handlers 190. Also, in someembodiments, one or more of data updater 176, object updater 177, andGUI updater 178 are included in a respective application view 191.

A respective event recognizer 180 receives event information (e.g.,event data 179) from event sorter 170 and identifies an event from theevent information. Event recognizer 180 includes event receiver 182 andevent comparator 184. In some embodiments, event recognizer 180 alsoincludes at least a subset of: metadata 183, and event deliveryinstructions 188 (which optionally include sub-event deliveryinstructions).

Event receiver 182 receives event information from event sorter 170. Theevent information includes information about a sub-event, for example, atouch or a touch movement. Depending on the sub-event, the eventinformation also includes additional information, such as location ofthe sub-event. When the sub-event concerns motion of a touch, the eventinformation optionally also includes speed and direction of thesub-event. In some embodiments, events include rotation of the devicefrom one orientation to another (e.g., from a portrait orientation to alandscape orientation, or vice versa), and the event informationincludes corresponding information about the current orientation (alsocalled device attitude) of the device.

Event comparator 184 compares the event information to predefined eventor sub-event definitions and, based on the comparison, determines anevent or sub-event, or determines or updates the state of an event orsub-event. In some embodiments, event comparator 184 includes eventdefinitions 186. Event definitions 186 contain definitions of events(e.g., predefined sequences of sub-events), for example, event 1(187-1), event 2 (187-2), and others. In some embodiments, sub-events inan event (187) include, for example, touch begin, touch end, touchmovement, touch cancellation, and multiple touching. In one example, thedefinition for event 1 (187-1) is a double tap on a displayed object.The double tap, for example, comprises a first touch (touch begin) onthe displayed object for a predetermined phase, a first liftoff (touchend) for a predetermined phase, a second touch (touch begin) on thedisplayed object for a predetermined phase, and a second liftoff (touchend) for a predetermined phase. In another example, the definition forevent 2 (187-2) is a dragging on a displayed object. The dragging, forexample, comprises a touch (or contact) on the displayed object for apredetermined phase, a movement of the touch across touch-sensitivedisplay 112, and liftoff of the touch (touch end). In some embodiments,the event also includes information for one or more associated eventhandlers 190.

In some embodiments, event definition 187 includes a definition of anevent for a respective user-interface object. In some embodiments, eventcomparator 184 performs a hit test to determine which user-interfaceobject is associated with a sub-event. For example, in an applicationview in which three user-interface objects are displayed ontouch-sensitive display 112, when a touch is detected on touch-sensitivedisplay 112, event comparator 184 performs a hit test to determine whichof the three user-interface objects is associated with the touch(sub-event). If each displayed object is associated with a respectiveevent handler 190, the event comparator uses the result of the hit testto determine which event handler 190 should be activated. For example,event comparator 184 selects an event handler associated with thesub-event and the object triggering the hit test.

In some embodiments, the definition for a respective event (187) alsoincludes delayed actions that delay delivery of the event informationuntil after it has been determined whether the sequence of sub-eventsdoes or does not correspond to the event recognizer's event type.

When a respective event recognizer 180 determines that the series ofsub-events do not match any of the events in event definitions 186, therespective event recognizer 180 enters an event impossible, eventfailed, or event ended state, after which it disregards subsequentsub-events of the touch-based gesture. In this situation, other eventrecognizers, if any, that remain active for the hit view continue totrack and process sub-events of an ongoing touch-based gesture.

In some embodiments, a respective event recognizer 180 includes metadata183 with configurable properties, flags, and/or lists that indicate howthe event delivery system should perform sub-event delivery to activelyinvolved event recognizers. In some embodiments, metadata 183 includesconfigurable properties, flags, and/or lists that indicate how eventrecognizers interact, or are enabled to interact, with one another. Insome embodiments, metadata 183 includes configurable properties, flags,and/or lists that indicate whether sub-events are delivered to varyinglevels in the view or programmatic hierarchy.

In some embodiments, a respective event recognizer 180 activates eventhandler 190 associated with an event when one or more particularsub-events of an event are recognized. In some embodiments, a respectiveevent recognizer 180 delivers event information associated with theevent to event handler 190. Activating an event handler 190 is distinctfrom sending (and deferred sending) sub-events to a respective hit view.In some embodiments, event recognizer 180 throws a flag associated withthe recognized event, and event handler 190 associated with the flagcatches the flag and performs a predefined process.

In some embodiments, event delivery instructions 188 include sub-eventdelivery instructions that deliver event information about a sub-eventwithout activating an event handler. Instead, the sub-event deliveryinstructions deliver event information to event handlers associated withthe series of sub-events or to actively involved views. Event handlersassociated with the series of sub-events or with actively involved viewsreceive the event information and perform a predetermined process.

In some embodiments, data updater 176 creates and updates data used inapplication 136-1. For example, data updater 176 updates the telephonenumber used in contacts module 137, or stores a video file used in videoplayer module. In some embodiments, object updater 177 creates andupdates objects used in application 136-1. For example, object updater177 creates a new user-interface object or updates the position of auser-interface object. GUI updater 178 updates the GUI. For example, GUIupdater 178 prepares display information and sends it to graphics module132 for display on a touch-sensitive display.

In some embodiments, event handler(s) 190 includes or has access to dataupdater 176, object updater 177, and GUI updater 178. In someembodiments, data updater 176, object updater 177, and GUI updater 178are included in a single module of a respective application 136-1 orapplication view 191. In other embodiments, they are included in two ormore software modules.

It shall be understood that the foregoing discussion regarding eventhandling of user touches on touch-sensitive displays also applies toother forms of user inputs to operate multifunction devices 100 withinput devices, not all of which are initiated on touch screens. Forexample, mouse movement and mouse button presses, optionally coordinatedwith single or multiple keyboard presses or holds; contact movementssuch as taps, drags, scrolls, etc. on touchpads; pen stylus inputs;movement of the device; oral instructions; detected eye movements;biometric inputs; and/or any combination thereof are optionally utilizedas inputs corresponding to sub-events which define an event to berecognized.

FIG. 2 illustrates a portable multifunction device 100 having a touchscreen 112 in accordance with some embodiments. The touch screenoptionally displays one or more graphics within user interface (UI) 200.In this embodiment, as well as others described below, a user is enabledto select one or more of the graphics by making a gesture on thegraphics, for example, with one or more fingers 202 (not drawn to scalein the figure) or one or more styluses 203 (not drawn to scale in thefigure). In some embodiments, selection of one or more graphics occurswhen the user breaks contact with the one or more graphics. In someembodiments, the gesture optionally includes one or more taps, one ormore swipes (from left to right, right to left, upward and/or downward),and/or a rolling of a finger (from right to left, left to right, upwardand/or downward) that has made contact with device 100. In someimplementations or circumstances, inadvertent contact with a graphicdoes not select the graphic. For example, a swipe gesture that sweepsover an application icon optionally does not select the correspondingapplication when the gesture corresponding to selection is a tap.

Device 100 optionally also include one or more physical buttons, such as“home” or menu button 204. As described previously, menu button 204 is,optionally, used to navigate to any application 136 in a set ofapplications that are, optionally, executed on device 100.Alternatively, in some embodiments, the menu button is implemented as asoft key in a GUI displayed on touch screen 112.

In some embodiments, device 100 includes touch screen 112, menu button204, push button 206 for powering the device on/off and locking thedevice, volume adjustment button(s) 208, subscriber identity module(SIM) card slot 210, headset jack 212, and docking/charging externalport 124. Push button 206 is, optionally, used to turn the power on/offon the device by depressing the button and holding the button in thedepressed state for a predefined time interval; to lock the device bydepressing the button and releasing the button before the predefinedtime interval has elapsed; and/or to unlock the device or initiate anunlock process. In an alternative embodiment, device 100 also acceptsverbal input for activation or deactivation of some functions throughmicrophone 113. Device 100 also, optionally, includes one or morecontact intensity sensors 165 for detecting intensity of contacts ontouch screen 112 and/or one or more tactile output generators 167 forgenerating tactile outputs for a user of device 100.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an exemplary multifunction device with adisplay and a touch-sensitive surface in accordance with someembodiments. Device 300 need not be portable. In some embodiments,device 300 is a laptop computer, a desktop computer, a tablet computer,a multimedia player device, a navigation device, an educational device(such as a child's learning toy), a gaming system, or a control device(e.g., a home or industrial controller). Device 300 typically includesone or more processing units (CPUs) 310, one or more network or othercommunications interfaces 360, memory 370, and one or more communicationbuses 320 for interconnecting these components. Communication buses 320optionally include circuitry (sometimes called a chipset) thatinterconnects and controls communications between system components.Device 300 includes input/output (I/O) interface 330 comprising display340, which is typically a touch screen display. I/O interface 330 alsooptionally includes a keyboard and/or mouse (or other pointing device)350 and touchpad 355, tactile output generator 357 for generatingtactile outputs on device 300 (e.g., similar to tactile outputgenerator(s) 167 described above with reference to FIG. 1A), sensors 359(e.g., optical, acceleration, proximity, touch-sensitive, and/or contactintensity sensors similar to contact intensity sensor(s) 165 describedabove with reference to FIG. 1A). Memory 370 includes high-speed randomaccess memory, such as DRAM, SRAM, DDR RAM, or other random access solidstate memory devices; and optionally includes non-volatile memory, suchas one or more magnetic disk storage devices, optical disk storagedevices, flash memory devices, or other non-volatile solid state storagedevices. Memory 370 optionally includes one or more storage devicesremotely located from CPU(s) 310. In some embodiments, memory 370 storesprograms, modules, and data structures analogous to the programs,modules, and data structures stored in memory 102 of portablemultifunction device 100 (FIG. 1A), or a subset thereof. Furthermore,memory 370 optionally stores additional programs, modules, and datastructures not present in memory 102 of portable multifunction device100. For example, memory 370 of device 300 optionally stores drawingmodule 380, presentation module 382, word processing module 384, websitecreation module 386, disk authoring module 388, and/or spreadsheetmodule 390, while memory 102 of portable multifunction device 100 (FIG.1A) optionally does not store these modules.

Each of the above-identified elements in FIG. 3 is, optionally, storedin one or more of the previously mentioned memory devices. Each of theabove-identified modules corresponds to a set of instructions forperforming a function described above. The above-identified modules orprograms (e.g., sets of instructions) need not be implemented asseparate software programs, procedures, or modules, and thus varioussubsets of these modules are, optionally, combined or otherwiserearranged in various embodiments. In some embodiments, memory 370optionally stores a subset of the modules and data structures identifiedabove. Furthermore, memory 370 optionally stores additional modules anddata structures not described above.

Attention is now directed towards embodiments of user interfaces thatare, optionally, implemented on, for example, portable multifunctiondevice 100.

FIG. 4A illustrates an exemplary user interface for a menu ofapplications on portable multifunction device 100 in accordance withsome embodiments. Similar user interfaces are, optionally, implementedon device 300. In some embodiments, user interface 400 includes thefollowing elements, or a subset or superset thereof:

-   -   Signal strength indicator(s) 402 for wireless communication(s),        such as cellular and Wi-Fi signals;    -   Time 404;    -   Bluetooth indicator 405;    -   Battery status indicator 406;    -   Tray 408 with icons for frequently used applications, such as:        -   Icon 416 for telephone module 138, labeled “Phone,” which            optionally includes an indicator 414 of the number of missed            calls or voicemail messages;        -   Icon 418 for e-mail client module 140, labeled “Mail,” which            optionally includes an indicator 410 of the number of unread            e-mails;        -   Icon 420 for browser module 147, labeled “Browser;” and        -   Icon 422 for video and music player module 152, also            referred to as iPod (trademark of Apple Inc.) module 152,            labeled “iPod;” and    -   Icons for other applications, such as:        -   Icon 424 for IM module 141, labeled “Messages;”        -   Icon 426 for calendar module 148, labeled “Calendar;”        -   Icon 428 for image management module 144, labeled “Photos;”        -   Icon 430 for camera module 143, labeled “Camera;”        -   Icon 432 for online video module 155, labeled “Online            Video;”        -   Icon 434 for stocks widget 149-2, labeled “Stocks;”        -   Icon 436 for map module 154, labeled “Maps;”        -   Icon 438 for weather widget 149-1, labeled “Weather;”        -   Icon 440 for alarm clock widget 149-4, labeled “Clock;”        -   Icon 442 for workout support module 142, labeled “Workout            Support;”        -   Icon 444 for notes module 153, labeled “Notes;” and        -   Icon 446 for a settings application or module, labeled            “Settings,” which provides access to settings for device 100            and its various applications 136.

It should be noted that the icon labels illustrated in FIG. 4A aremerely exemplary. For example, icon 422 for video and music playermodule 152 is labeled “Music” or “Music Player.” Other labels are,optionally, used for various application icons. In some embodiments, alabel for a respective application icon includes a name of anapplication corresponding to the respective application icon. In someembodiments, a label for a particular application icon is distinct froma name of an application corresponding to the particular applicationicon.

FIG. 4B illustrates an exemplary user interface on a device (e.g.,device 300, FIG. 3) with a touch-sensitive surface 451 (e.g., a tabletor touchpad 355, FIG. 3) that is separate from the display 450 (e.g.,touch screen display 112). Device 300 also, optionally, includes one ormore contact intensity sensors (e.g., one or more of sensors 359) fordetecting intensity of contacts on touch-sensitive surface 451 and/orone or more tactile output generators 357 for generating tactile outputsfor a user of device 300.

Although some of the examples that follow will be given with referenceto inputs on touch screen display 112 (where the touch-sensitive surfaceand the display are combined), in some embodiments, the device detectsinputs on a touch-sensitive surface that is separate from the display,as shown in FIG. 4B. In some embodiments, the touch-sensitive surface(e.g., 451 in FIG. 4B) has a primary axis (e.g., 452 in FIG. 4B) thatcorresponds to a primary axis (e.g., 453 in FIG. 4B) on the display(e.g., 450). In accordance with these embodiments, the device detectscontacts (e.g., 460 and 462 in FIG. 4B) with the touch-sensitive surface451 at locations that correspond to respective locations on the display(e.g., in FIG. 4B, 460 corresponds to 468 and 462 corresponds to 470).In this way, user inputs (e.g., contacts 460 and 462, and movementsthereof) detected by the device on the touch-sensitive surface (e.g.,451 in FIG. 4B) are used by the device to manipulate the user interfaceon the display (e.g., 450 in FIG. 4B) of the multifunction device whenthe touch-sensitive surface is separate from the display. It should beunderstood that similar methods are, optionally, used for other userinterfaces described herein.

Additionally, while the following examples are given primarily withreference to finger inputs (e.g., finger contacts, finger tap gestures,finger swipe gestures), it should be understood that, in someembodiments, one or more of the finger inputs are replaced with inputfrom another input device (e.g., a mouse-based input or stylus input).For example, a swipe gesture is, optionally, replaced with a mouse click(e.g., instead of a contact) followed by movement of the cursor alongthe path of the swipe (e.g., instead of movement of the contact). Asanother example, a tap gesture is, optionally, replaced with a mouseclick while the cursor is located over the location of the tap gesture(e.g., instead of detection of the contact followed by ceasing to detectthe contact). Similarly, when multiple user inputs are simultaneouslydetected, it should be understood that multiple computer mice are,optionally, used simultaneously, or a mouse and finger contacts are,optionally, used simultaneously.

FIG. 5A illustrates exemplary personal electronic device 500. Device 500includes body 502. In some embodiments, device 500 can include some orall of the features described with respect to devices 100 and 300 (e.g.,FIGS. 1A-4B). In some embodiments, device 500 has touch-sensitivedisplay screen 504, hereafter touch screen 504. Alternatively, or inaddition to touch screen 504, device 500 has a display and atouch-sensitive surface. As with devices 100 and 300, in someembodiments, touch screen 504 (or the touch-sensitive surface)optionally includes one or more intensity sensors for detectingintensity of contacts (e.g., touches) being applied. The one or moreintensity sensors of touch screen 504 (or the touch-sensitive surface)can provide output data that represents the intensity of touches. Theuser interface of device 500 can respond to touches based on theirintensity, meaning that touches of different intensities can invokedifferent user interface operations on device 500.

Exemplary techniques for detecting and processing touch intensity arefound, for example, in related applications: International PatentApplication Serial No. PCT/US2013/040061, titled “Device, Method, andGraphical User Interface for Displaying User Interface ObjectsCorresponding to an Application,” filed May 8, 2013, published as WIPOPublication No. WO/2013/169849, and International Patent ApplicationSerial No. PCT/US2013/069483, titled “Device, Method, and Graphical UserInterface for Transitioning Between Touch Input to Display OutputRelationships,” filed Nov. 11, 2013, published as WIPO Publication No.WO/2014/105276, each of which is hereby incorporated by reference intheir entirety.

In some embodiments, device 500 has one or more input mechanisms 506 and508. Input mechanisms 506 and 508, if included, can be physical.Examples of physical input mechanisms include push buttons and rotatablemechanisms. In some embodiments, device 500 has one or more attachmentmechanisms. Such attachment mechanisms, if included, can permitattachment of device 500 with, for example, hats, eyewear, earrings,necklaces, shirts, jackets, bracelets, watch straps, chains, trousers,belts, shoes, purses, backpacks, and so forth. These attachmentmechanisms permit device 500 to be worn by a user.

FIG. 5B depicts exemplary personal electronic device 500. In someembodiments, device 500 can include some or all of the componentsdescribed with respect to FIGS. 1A, 1B, and 3. Device 500 has bus 512that operatively couples I/O section 514 with one or more computerprocessors 516 and memory 518. I/O section 514 can be connected todisplay 504, which can have touch-sensitive component 522 and,optionally, intensity sensor 524 (e.g., contact intensity sensor). Inaddition, I/O section 514 can be connected with communication unit 530for receiving application and operating system data, using Wi-Fi,Bluetooth, near field communication (NFC), cellular, and/or otherwireless communication techniques. Device 500 can include inputmechanisms 506 and/or 508. Input mechanism 506 is, optionally, arotatable input device or a depressible and rotatable input device, forexample. Input mechanism 508 is, optionally, a button, in some examples.

Input mechanism 508 is, optionally, a microphone, in some examples.Personal electronic device 500 optionally includes various sensors, suchas GPS sensor 532, accelerometer 534, directional sensor 540 (e.g.,compass), gyroscope 536, motion sensor 538, and/or a combinationthereof, all of which can be operatively connected to I/O section 514.

Memory 518 of personal electronic device 500 can include one or morenon-transitory computer-readable storage mediums, for storingcomputer-executable instructions, which, when executed by one or morecomputer processors 516, for example, can cause the computer processorsto perform the techniques described below, including processes describedwith reference to FIGS. 6-18. A computer-readable storage medium can beany medium that can tangibly contain or store computer-executableinstructions for use by or in connection with the instruction executionsystem, apparatus, or device. In some examples, the storage medium is atransitory computer-readable storage medium. In some examples, thestorage medium is a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. Thenon-transitory computer-readable storage medium can include, but is notlimited to, magnetic, optical, and/or semiconductor storages. Examplesof such storage include magnetic disks, optical discs based on CD, DVD,or Blu-ray technologies, as well as persistent solid-state memory suchas flash, solid-state drives, and the like. Personal electronic device500 is not limited to the components and configuration of FIG. 5B, butcan include other or additional components in multiple configurations.

As used here, the term “affordance” refers to a user-interactivegraphical user interface object that is, optionally, displayed on thedisplay screen of devices 100, 300, and/or 500 (FIGS. 1A, 3, and 5A-5B).For example, an image (e.g., icon), a button, and text (e.g., hyperlink)each optionally constitute an affordance.

As used herein, the term “focus selector” refers to an input elementthat indicates a current part of a user interface with which a user isinteracting. In some implementations that include a cursor or otherlocation marker, the cursor acts as a “focus selector” so that when aninput (e.g., a press input) is detected on a touch-sensitive surface(e.g., touchpad 355 in FIG. 3 or touch-sensitive surface 451 in FIG. 4B)while the cursor is over a particular user interface element (e.g., abutton, window, slider, or other user interface element), the particularuser interface element is adjusted in accordance with the detectedinput. In some implementations that include a touch screen display(e.g., touch-sensitive display system 112 in FIG. 1A or touch screen 112in FIG. 4A) that enables direct interaction with user interface elementson the touch screen display, a detected contact on the touch screen actsas a “focus selector” so that when an input (e.g., a press input by thecontact) is detected on the touch screen display at a location of aparticular user interface element (e.g., a button, window, slider, orother user interface element), the particular user interface element isadjusted in accordance with the detected input. In some implementations,focus is moved from one region of a user interface to another region ofthe user interface without corresponding movement of a cursor ormovement of a contact on a touch screen display (e.g., by using a tabkey or arrow keys to move focus from one button to another button); inthese implementations, the focus selector moves in accordance withmovement of focus between different regions of the user interface.Without regard to the specific form taken by the focus selector, thefocus selector is generally the user interface element (or contact on atouch screen display) that is controlled by the user so as tocommunicate the user's intended interaction with the user interface(e.g., by indicating, to the device, the element of the user interfacewith which the user is intending to interact). For example, the locationof a focus selector (e.g., a cursor, a contact, or a selection box) overa respective button while a press input is detected on thetouch-sensitive surface (e.g., a touchpad or touch screen) will indicatethat the user is intending to activate the respective button (as opposedto other user interface elements shown on a display of the device).

As used in the specification and claims, the term “characteristicintensity” of a contact refers to a characteristic of the contact basedon one or more intensities of the contact. In some embodiments, thecharacteristic intensity is based on multiple intensity samples. Thecharacteristic intensity is, optionally, based on a predefined number ofintensity samples, or a set of intensity samples collected during apredetermined time period (e.g., 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10seconds) relative to a predefined event (e.g., after detecting thecontact, prior to detecting liftoff of the contact, before or afterdetecting a start of movement of the contact, prior to detecting an endof the contact, before or after detecting an increase in intensity ofthe contact, and/or before or after detecting a decrease in intensity ofthe contact). A characteristic intensity of a contact is, optionally,based on one or more of: a maximum value of the intensities of thecontact, a mean value of the intensities of the contact, an averagevalue of the intensities of the contact, a top 10 percentile value ofthe intensities of the contact, a value at the half maximum of theintensities of the contact, a value at the 90 percent maximum of theintensities of the contact, or the like. In some embodiments, theduration of the contact is used in determining the characteristicintensity (e.g., when the characteristic intensity is an average of theintensity of the contact over time). In some embodiments, thecharacteristic intensity is compared to a set of one or more intensitythresholds to determine whether an operation has been performed by auser. For example, the set of one or more intensity thresholdsoptionally includes a first intensity threshold and a second intensitythreshold. In this example, a contact with a characteristic intensitythat does not exceed the first threshold results in a first operation, acontact with a characteristic intensity that exceeds the first intensitythreshold and does not exceed the second intensity threshold results ina second operation, and a contact with a characteristic intensity thatexceeds the second threshold results in a third operation. In someembodiments, a comparison between the characteristic intensity and oneor more thresholds is used to determine whether or not to perform one ormore operations (e.g., whether to perform a respective operation orforgo performing the respective operation), rather than being used todetermine whether to perform a first operation or a second operation.

FIG. 5C illustrates detecting a plurality of contacts 552A-552E ontouch-sensitive display screen 504 with a plurality of intensity sensors524A-524D. FIG. 5C additionally includes intensity diagrams that showthe current intensity measurements of the intensity sensors 524A-524Drelative to units of intensity. In this example, the intensitymeasurements of intensity sensors 524A and 524D are each 9 units ofintensity, and the intensity measurements of intensity sensors 524B and524C are each 7 units of intensity. In some implementations, anaggregate intensity is the sum of the intensity measurements of theplurality of intensity sensors 524A-524D, which in this example is 32intensity units. In some embodiments, each contact is assigned arespective intensity that is a portion of the aggregate intensity. FIG.5D illustrates assigning the aggregate intensity to contacts 552A-552Ebased on their distance from the center of force 554. In this example,each of contacts 552A, 552B, and 552E are assigned an intensity ofcontact of 8 intensity units of the aggregate intensity, and each ofcontacts 552C and 552D are assigned an intensity of contact of 4intensity units of the aggregate intensity. More generally, in someimplementations, each contact j is assigned a respective intensity Ijthat is a portion of the aggregate intensity, A, in accordance with apredefined mathematical function, Ij=A·(Dj/ΣDi), where Dj is thedistance of the respective contact j to the center of force, and ΣDi isthe sum of the distances of all the respective contacts (e.g., i=1 tolast) to the center of force. The operations described with reference toFIGS. 5C-5D can be performed using an electronic device similar oridentical to device 100, 300, or 500. In some embodiments, acharacteristic intensity of a contact is based on one or moreintensities of the contact. In some embodiments, the intensity sensorsare used to determine a single characteristic intensity (e.g., a singlecharacteristic intensity of a single contact). It should be noted thatthe intensity diagrams are not part of a displayed user interface, butare included in FIGS. 5C-5D to aid the reader.

In some embodiments, a portion of a gesture is identified for purposesof determining a characteristic intensity. For example, atouch-sensitive surface optionally receives a continuous swipe contacttransitioning from a start location and reaching an end location, atwhich point the intensity of the contact increases. In this example, thecharacteristic intensity of the contact at the end location is,optionally, based on only a portion of the continuous swipe contact, andnot the entire swipe contact (e.g., only the portion of the swipecontact at the end location). In some embodiments, a smoothing algorithmis, optionally, applied to the intensities of the swipe contact prior todetermining the characteristic intensity of the contact. For example,the smoothing algorithm optionally includes one or more of: anunweighted sliding-average smoothing algorithm, a triangular smoothingalgorithm, a median filter smoothing algorithm, and/or an exponentialsmoothing algorithm. In some circumstances, these smoothing algorithmseliminate narrow spikes or dips in the intensities of the swipe contactfor purposes of determining a characteristic intensity.

The intensity of a contact on the touch-sensitive surface is,optionally, characterized relative to one or more intensity thresholds,such as a contact-detection intensity threshold, a light press intensitythreshold, a deep press intensity threshold, and/or one or more otherintensity thresholds. In some embodiments, the light press intensitythreshold corresponds to an intensity at which the device will performoperations typically associated with clicking a button of a physicalmouse or a trackpad. In some embodiments, the deep press intensitythreshold corresponds to an intensity at which the device will performoperations that are different from operations typically associated withclicking a button of a physical mouse or a trackpad. In someembodiments, when a contact is detected with a characteristic intensitybelow the light press intensity threshold (e.g., and above a nominalcontact-detection intensity threshold below which the contact is nolonger detected), the device will move a focus selector in accordancewith movement of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface withoutperforming an operation associated with the light press intensitythreshold or the deep press intensity threshold. Generally, unlessotherwise stated, these intensity thresholds are consistent betweendifferent sets of user interface figures.

An increase of characteristic intensity of the contact from an intensitybelow the light press intensity threshold to an intensity between thelight press intensity threshold and the deep press intensity thresholdis sometimes referred to as a “light press” input. An increase ofcharacteristic intensity of the contact from an intensity below the deeppress intensity threshold to an intensity above the deep press intensitythreshold is sometimes referred to as a “deep press” input. An increaseof characteristic intensity of the contact from an intensity below thecontact-detection intensity threshold to an intensity between thecontact-detection intensity threshold and the light press intensitythreshold is sometimes referred to as detecting the contact on thetouch-surface. A decrease of characteristic intensity of the contactfrom an intensity above the contact-detection intensity threshold to anintensity below the contact-detection intensity threshold is sometimesreferred to as detecting liftoff of the contact from the touch-surface.In some embodiments, the contact-detection intensity threshold is zero.In some embodiments, the contact-detection intensity threshold isgreater than zero.

In some embodiments described herein, one or more operations areperformed in response to detecting a gesture that includes a respectivepress input or in response to detecting the respective press inputperformed with a respective contact (or a plurality of contacts), wherethe respective press input is detected based at least in part ondetecting an increase in intensity of the contact (or plurality ofcontacts) above a press-input intensity threshold. In some embodiments,the respective operation is performed in response to detecting theincrease in intensity of the respective contact above the press-inputintensity threshold (e.g., a “down stroke” of the respective pressinput). In some embodiments, the press input includes an increase inintensity of the respective contact above the press-input intensitythreshold and a subsequent decrease in intensity of the contact belowthe press-input intensity threshold, and the respective operation isperformed in response to detecting the subsequent decrease in intensityof the respective contact below the press-input threshold (e.g., an “upstroke” of the respective press input).

FIGS. 5E-5H illustrate detection of a gesture that includes a pressinput that corresponds to an increase in intensity of a contact 562 froman intensity below a light press intensity threshold (e.g., “ITL”) inFIG. 5E, to an intensity above a deep press intensity threshold (e.g.,“ITD”) in FIG. 5H. The gesture performed with contact 562 is detected ontouch-sensitive surface 560 while cursor 576 is displayed overapplication icon 572B corresponding to App 2, on a displayed userinterface 570 that includes application icons 572A-572D displayed inpredefined region 574. In some embodiments, the gesture is detected ontouch-sensitive display 504. The intensity sensors detect the intensityof contacts on touch-sensitive surface 560. The device determines thatthe intensity of contact 562 peaked above the deep press intensitythreshold (e.g., “ITD”). Contact 562 is maintained on touch-sensitivesurface 560. In response to the detection of the gesture, and inaccordance with contact 562 having an intensity that goes above the deeppress intensity threshold (e.g., “ITD”) during the gesture,reduced-scale representations 578A-578C (e.g., thumbnails) of recentlyopened documents for App 2 are displayed, as shown in FIGS. 5F-5H. Insome embodiments, the intensity, which is compared to the one or moreintensity thresholds, is the characteristic intensity of a contact. Itshould be noted that the intensity diagram for contact 562 is not partof a displayed user interface, but is included in FIGS. 5E-5H to aid thereader.

In some embodiments, the display of representations 578A-578C includesan animation. For example, representation 578A is initially displayed inproximity of application icon 572B, as shown in FIG. 5F. As theanimation proceeds, representation 578A moves upward and representation578B is displayed in proximity of application icon 572B, as shown inFIG. 5G. Then, representations 578A moves upward, 578B moves upwardtoward representation 578A, and representation 578C is displayed inproximity of application icon 572B, as shown in FIG. 5H. Representations578A-578C form an array above icon 572B. In some embodiments, theanimation progresses in accordance with an intensity of contact 562, asshown in FIGS. 5F-5G, where the representations 578A-578C appear andmove upwards as the intensity of contact 562 increases toward the deeppress intensity threshold (e.g., “IT′D”). In some embodiments, theintensity, on which the progress of the animation is based, is thecharacteristic intensity of the contact. The operations described withreference to FIGS. 5E-5H can be performed using an electronic devicesimilar or identical to device 100, 300, or 500.

FIG. 5I illustrates a block diagram of an exemplary architecture for thedevice 580 according to some embodiments of the disclosure. In theembodiment of FIG. 5I, media or other content is optionally received bydevice 580 via network interface 582, which is optionally a wireless orwired connection. The one or more processors 584 optionally execute anynumber of programs stored in memory 586 or storage, which optionallyincludes instructions to perform one or more of the methods and/orprocesses described herein (e.g., methods 700, 900, 1100, 1300, 1500,1700, and 1900).

In some embodiments, display controller 588 causes the various userinterfaces of the disclosure to be displayed on display 594. Further,input to device 580 is optionally provided by remote 590 via remoteinterface 592, which is optionally a wireless or a wired connection. Insome embodiments, input to device 580 is provided by a multifunctiondevice 591 (e.g., a smartphone) on which a remote control application isrunning that configures the multifunction device to simulate remotecontrol functionality, as will be described in more detail below. Insome embodiments, multifunction device 591 corresponds to one or more ofdevice 100 in FIGS. 1A and 2, device 300 in FIG. 3, and device 500 inFIG. 5A. It is understood that the embodiment of FIG. 5I is not meant tolimit the features of the device of the disclosure, and that othercomponents to facilitate other features described in the disclosure areoptionally included in the architecture of FIG. 5I as well. In someembodiments, device 580 optionally corresponds to one or more ofmultifunction device 100 in FIGS. 1A and 2, device 300 in FIG. 3, anddevice 500 in FIG. 5A; network interface 582 optionally corresponds toone or more of RF circuitry 108, external port 124, and peripheralsinterface 118 in FIGS. 1A and 2, and network communications interface360 in FIG. 3; processor 584 optionally corresponds to one or more ofprocessor(s) 120 in FIG. 1A and CPU(s) 310 in FIG. 3; display controller588 optionally corresponds to one or more of display controller 156 inFIG. 1A and I/O interface 330 in FIG. 3; memory 586 optionallycorresponds to one or more of memory 102 in FIG. 1A and memory 370 inFIG. 3; remote interface 592 optionally corresponds to one or more ofperipherals interface 118, and I/O subsystem 106 (and/or its components)in FIG. 1A, and I/O interface 330 in FIG. 3; remote 590 optionallycorresponds to and or includes one or more of speaker 111,touch-sensitive display system 112, microphone 113, optical sensor(s)164, contact intensity sensor(s) 165, tactile output generator(s) 167,other input control devices 116, accelerometer(s) 168, proximity sensor166, and I/O subsystem 106 in FIG. 1A, and keyboard/mouse 350, touchpad355, tactile output generator(s) 357, and contact intensity sensor(s)359 in FIG. 3, and touch-sensitive surface 451 in FIG. 4; and, display594 optionally corresponds to one or more of touch-sensitive displaysystem 112 in FIGS. 1A and 2, and display 340 in FIG. 3.

FIG. 5J illustrates an exemplary structure for remote 590 according tosome embodiments of the disclosure. In some embodiments, remote 590optionally corresponds to one or more of multifunction device 100 inFIGS. 1A and 2, device 300 in FIG. 3, and device 500 in FIG. 5A. Remote590 optionally includes touch-sensitive surface 593, similar totouch-sensitive surface 451 in FIG. 4. In some embodiments,touch-sensitive surface 593 is edge-to-edge (e.g., it extends to theedges of remote 590, such that little or no surface of remote 590 existsbetween the touch-sensitive surface 593 and one or more edges of remote590, as illustrated in FIG. 5J). Touch-sensitive surface 593 isoptionally able to sense contacts as well as contact intensities (e.g.,clicks of touch-sensitive surface 593), as previously described in thisdisclosure. Further, touch-sensitive surface 593 optionally includes amechanical actuator for providing physical button click functionality(e.g., touch-sensitive surface 593 is “clickable” to providecorresponding input to device 580). Remote 590 also optionally includesbuttons 596-1, 596-2, 596-3, 596-4, 596-5, and 596-6. Buttons 596-1,596-2, 596-3, 596-4, 596-5, and 596-6 are optionally mechanical buttonsor mechanical button alternatives that are able to sense contact with,or depression of, such buttons to initiate corresponding action(s) on,for example, device 580. In some embodiments, selection of “menu” button596-1 by a user navigates device 580 backwards in a currently-executingapplication or currently-displayed user interface (e.g., back to a userinterface that was displayed previous to the currently-displayed userinterface), or navigates device 580 to a one-higher-level user interfacethan the currently-displayed user interface. In some embodiments,selection of “home” button 596-2 by a user navigates device 580 to amain, home, or root user interface from any user interface that isdisplayed on device 580 (e.g., to a home screen of device 580 thatoptionally includes one or more applications accessible on device 580).In some embodiments, selection of the “home” button 596-2 causes theelectronic device to navigate to a unified media browsing application.In some embodiments, selection of “play/pause” button 596-3 by a usertoggles between playing and pausing a currently-playing content item ondevice 580 (e.g., if a content item is playing on device 580 when“play/pause” button 596-3 is selected, the content item is optionallypaused, and if a content item is paused on device 580 when “play/pause”button 596-3 is selected, the content item is optionally played). Insome embodiments, selection of “+” 596-4 or “−” 596-5 buttons by a userincreases or decreases, respectively, the volume of audio reproduced bydevice 580 (e.g., the volume of a content item currently-playing ondevice 580). In some embodiments, selection of “audio input” button596-6 by a user allows the user to provide audio input (e.g., voiceinput) to device 580, optionally, to a voice assistant on the device. Insome embodiments, remote 590 includes a microphone via which the userprovides audio input to device 580 upon selection of “audio input”button 596-6. In some embodiments, remote 590 includes one or moreaccelerometers for detecting information about the motion of the remote.

In some embodiments, the device employs intensity hysteresis to avoidaccidental inputs sometimes termed “jitter,” where the device defines orselects a hysteresis intensity threshold with a predefined relationshipto the press-input intensity threshold (e.g., the hysteresis intensitythreshold is X intensity units lower than the press-input intensitythreshold or the hysteresis intensity threshold is 75%, 90%, or somereasonable proportion of the press-input intensity threshold). Thus, insome embodiments, the press input includes an increase in intensity ofthe respective contact above the press-input intensity threshold and asubsequent decrease in intensity of the contact below the hysteresisintensity threshold that corresponds to the press-input intensitythreshold, and the respective operation is performed in response todetecting the subsequent decrease in intensity of the respective contactbelow the hysteresis intensity threshold (e.g., an “up stroke” of therespective press input). Similarly, in some embodiments, the press inputis detected only when the device detects an increase in intensity of thecontact from an intensity at or below the hysteresis intensity thresholdto an intensity at or above the press-input intensity threshold and,optionally, a subsequent decrease in intensity of the contact to anintensity at or below the hysteresis intensity, and the respectiveoperation is performed in response to detecting the press input (e.g.,the increase in intensity of the contact or the decrease in intensity ofthe contact, depending on the circumstances).

FIG. 5K illustrates an exemplary structure for game controller 480according to some embodiments of the disclosure. In some embodiments,game controller 480 optionally corresponds to one or more ofmultifunction device 100 in FIGS. 1A and 2, device 300 in FIG. 3, anddevice 500 in FIG. 5A. In some embodiments, game controller 480 includes“menu” button 481 that performs the same or similar functions to “menu”button 596-1 of remote 590. In some embodiments, game controller 480includes directional pad 482, which provides directional and/ornavigational commands (e.g., up/down/left/right inputs). For example,when direction pad 482 is pressed down on the left side of directionalpad 482, a left command is transmitted (e.g., and similarly for up,down, and right). In some embodiments, game controller 480 includesanalog sticks 483 and 484. In some embodiments, analog sticks 483 and484 provide an analog navigational command. In some embodiments, ananalog command refers to a command that is not discrete (e.g., noteither “0” or “1” or not either “on” or “off”), but rather encompasses arange of values. For example, analog sticks 483 and 484 can transmit avector including a direction and intensity. In some embodiments, gamecontroller 480 includes one or more function buttons 485. In someembodiments, the function buttons can be mapped to particular functionswithin an application or game. In some embodiments, game controller 480includes a touch-sensitive surface (not shown). In some embodiments, thetouch-sensitive surface can be the same or share similar features astouch sensitive surface 593 of remote 590.

For ease of explanation, the descriptions of operations performed inresponse to a press input associated with a press-input intensitythreshold or in response to a gesture including the press input are,optionally, triggered in response to detecting either: an increase inintensity of a contact above the press-input intensity threshold, anincrease in intensity of a contact from an intensity below thehysteresis intensity threshold to an intensity above the press-inputintensity threshold, a decrease in intensity of the contact below thepress-input intensity threshold, and/or a decrease in intensity of thecontact below the hysteresis intensity threshold corresponding to thepress-input intensity threshold. Additionally, in examples where anoperation is described as being performed in response to detecting adecrease in intensity of a contact below the press-input intensitythreshold, the operation is, optionally, performed in response todetecting a decrease in intensity of the contact below a hysteresisintensity threshold corresponding to, and lower than, the press-inputintensity threshold.

As used herein, an “installed application” refers to a softwareapplication that has been downloaded onto an electronic device (e.g.,devices 100, 300, and/or 500) and is ready to be launched (e.g., becomeopened) on the device. In some embodiments, a downloaded applicationbecomes an installed application by way of an installation program thatextracts program portions from a downloaded package and integrates theextracted portions with the operating system of the computer system.

As used herein, the terms “open application” or “executing application”refer to a software application with retained state information (e.g.,as part of device/global internal state 157 and/or application internalstate 192). An open or executing application is, optionally, any one ofthe following types of applications:

-   -   an active application, which is currently displayed on a display        screen of the device that the application is being used on;    -   a background application (or background processes), which is not        currently displayed, but one or more processes for the        application are being processed by one or more processors;    -   and    -   a suspended or hibernated application, which is not running, but        has state information that is stored in memory (volatile and        non-volatile, respectively) and that can be used to resume        execution of the application.

As used herein, the term “closed application” refers to softwareapplications without retained state information (e.g., state informationfor closed applications is not stored in a memory of the device).Accordingly, closing an application includes stopping and/or removingapplication processes for the application and removing state informationfor the application from the memory of the device. Generally, opening asecond application while in a first application does not close the firstapplication. When the second application is displayed and the firstapplication ceases to be displayed, the first application becomes abackground application.

Attention is now directed towards embodiments of user interfaces (“UI”)and associated processes that are implemented on an electronic device,such as portable multifunction device 100, device 300, or device 500.

User Interfaces and Associated Processes Application Store UserInterfaces Specific to a Respective Application

Users interact with electronic devices in many different manners,including using an electronic device to view information in anapplication store application that is specific to a respectiveapplication. In some embodiments, an electronic device is able topresent an application store user interface that is specific to arespective application. The embodiments described below provide ways inwhich an electronic device presents a user interface of the applicationstore that includes information about a respective subscriptionapplication. Enhancing interactions with a device reduces the amount oftime needed by a user to perform operations, and thus reduces the powerusage of the device and increases battery life for battery-powereddevices. It is understood that people use devices. When a person uses adevice, that person is optionally referred to as a user of the device.

FIGS. 6A-6BB illustrate exemplary ways in which an electronic device 500presents user interfaces of the application store that are specific to arespective application in accordance with some embodiments. Theembodiments in these figures are used to illustrate the processesdescribed below, including the processes described with reference toFIGS. 7A-7I.

FIGS. 6A-6D illustrate an exemplary product page user interface of asubscription application when the user of the electronic device 500 isnot subscribed to the subscription service that provides access to thesubscription application. As shown in FIG. 6A, the product page userinterface includes a selectable option 602 a that, when selected causesthe electronic device 500 to navigate backward in the user interface.The user interface further includes an image 604 of an icon thatrepresents the application, the name 606 of the application, adescription 612 of the application, and a selectable option 608 a that,when selected, causes the electronic device to initiate a process tosubscribe to the subscription service that provides access to theapplication. The user interface further includes a navigation bar 610that includes a plurality of selectable options for navigating todifferent user interfaces of the application store application. As shownin FIG. 6A, the user scrolls (e.g., with contact 603) down in the userinterface.

As shown in FIG. 6B, in response to the user's scrolling in FIG. 6A, theelectronic device 500 scrolls the product page user interface to revealan information ribbon 614. The information ribbon 614 includesinformation about the application, such as the recommended age, thegenre, the number of players, the developer, and the language of theapplication. The information ribbon 614 is horizontally scrollable toreveal additional information. As shown in FIG. 6B, the user scrolls(e.g., with contact 603) the information ribbon.

As shown in FIG. 6C, in response to the user's scrolling in FIG. 6B, theelectronic device scrolls the information ribbon to reveal the languageof the application. The electronic device 500 continues to present theselectable option 602 a with the same appearance as before because theuser has not scrolled past a predetermined point in the user interfaceat which the selectable option 602 a changes appearance. The smallappearance of the selectable option 602 a allows the electronic device500 to present as much of the Game A video content as possible. The userscrolls (e.g., with contact 603) the user interface down.

As shown in FIG. 6D, in response to the user's scrolling, the electronicdevice 500 scrolls the user interface down. The electronic device 500now presents a selectable option 602 b with a different appearance in aheader of the user interface. The header further includes an image 616of the icon that represents the application and a selectable option 620a that, when selected, causes the electronic device 500 to initiate aprocess to subscribe to the subscription service that provides access tothe application. The user interface further includes video content 624related to the application, such as a trailer of the application or avideo demonstration of the application. As shown in FIG. 6D, the userselects (e.g., with contact 603) the selectable option 608 a. Inresponse to the user's selection, the electronic device 500 presents auser interface for subscribing to the subscription service that providesaccess to the application, as shown in FIG. 6E.

FIG. 6E illustrates a user interface including information 630 aboutsubscribing to the subscription service that provides access to theapplication. The user interface further includes an image 626 of theicon that represents the subscription application, and a plurality ofother images 628 of icons representing other applications that areavailable through the subscription service. The user interface furtherincludes a selectable option 632 a that, when selected, causes theelectronic device 500 to subscribe to the subscription service and aselectable option 632 b to close the user interface without subscribingto the subscription service. As shown in FIG. 6E, the user selects(e.g., with contact 603) the option 632 a to subscribe to thesubscription service. In response to the user's selection, theelectronic device 500 presents a payments user interface from which theuser is able to pay for access to the subscription service, as shown inFIG. 6F.

FIG. 6F illustrates the payments user interface. The payments userinterface includes information 636 about the subscription. In someembodiments, not all of the information illustrated in FIG. 6F is shownin the payments user interface. The user interface further includes anindication 634 to the user to double-click a button of the electronicdevice 500 to confirm the purchase.

FIG. 6G illustrates the product page user interface when the user issubscribed to the subscription service that provides access to theapplication. The product page user interface includes the same elementsas the elements included in the user interface when the user was notsubscribed to the subscription service, except the user interfaceincludes a selectable option 608 b for downloading the applicationinstead of a selectable option to subscribe to the subscription service(e.g., because the application is not currently downloaded on theelectronic device). As shown in FIG. 6G, the user scrolls (e.g., withcontact 603) down in the user interface. In response to the user'sscrolling, the electronic device presents additional content of the userinterface.

As shown in FIG. 6H, when the user scrolls past a predetermined point inthe user interface, the electronic device 500 presents the selectableoption 602 b for navigating backwards in a header region of the userinterface. The header region also includes an image 616 of the icon thatrepresents the application and a selectable option 620 b to download theapplication. The user interface further includes the video content 624(e.g., a trailer or a demonstration video) related to the application.As shown in FIG. 6H, the user selects (e.g., with contact 603) theselectable option 608 b to download the application.

FIGS. 6I-6S illustrate possible behaviors of the electronic device 500while the application is downloading. FIGS. 6I-6M illustrate theelectronic device 500 presenting a plurality of representations ofeditorial stories related to the application while the application isbeing downloaded. In FIG. 6I, the electronic device 500 presents aplurality of representations 638 a-b of editorial stories that arehorizontally scrollable. As shown in FIG. 6I, one of the stories 638 ais about the application that is being downloaded. The user interfacefurther includes an image 640 of the icon that represents theapplication and a download progress bar 642. As shown in FIG. 6I, theuser scrolls (e.g., with contact 603) the representations 638 a-b of thestories. In response to the user's scrolling, the electronic device 500scrolls the representations 638 a-b of the stories to revealrepresentation 638 b in full.

FIG. 6J illustrates the user interface including the representations 638a-c of editorial stories after the user scrolls. The download progressbar 642 indicates the updated status of the download process. Theprogress bar 642 continuously updates as the download process occurs(e.g., rather than only updating in response to the user's scrolling).As shown in FIG. 6J, the user selects (e.g., with contact 603) therepresentation 638 b of an editorial story. In response to the user'sselection, the electronic device 500 presents the editorial story whilethe download process continues.

FIG. 6K illustrates the editorial story 640 represented by therepresentation 638 b selected by the user in FIG. 6J. The editorialstory 640 includes text and images about subscription games. Whilepresenting the editorial story 640, the electronic device 602 b presentsa selectable option 602 b that, when selected, causes the electronicdevice 500 to navigate back in the user interface (e.g., to the productpage user interface of the application or to the user interfaceincluding the plurality of representations of editorial stories). Theelectronic device 500 continues to present the image 640 of the icon ofthe application and the download progress bar 642.

FIG. 6L illustrates the user interface when the download process iscomplete. As shown in FIG. 6L, when the download process is complete,the electronic device 500 stops presenting the download progress bar 642and presents a selectable option 644 that, when selected, causes theelectronic device 500 to open the application. As shown in FIG. 6L, theuser selects (e.g., with contact 603) the selectable option 644 to openthe application.

In response to the user's selection in FIG. 6L, the electronic device500 presents the user interface 642 of the application, as shown in FIG.6M.

FIGS. 6N-6P illustrate the electronic device 500 presentingrepresentations of stories while the application is being downloaded andpresenting the application when the download process is complete. InFIG. 6N, the electronic device presents the product page user interfaceof the application while the user is subscribed to the subscriptionservice that provides access to the application and while theapplication is not downloaded to the electronic device 500. The userselects (e.g., with contact 603) the selectable option 608 b to downloadthe application. In response to the user's selection, the electronicdevice 500 initiates the process to download the application, as shownin FIG. 6O.

FIG. 6O shows the user interface including the selectablerepresentations 638 a-b of editorial stories during the downloadprocess. The user interface further includes the image 640 of the iconrepresenting the application and the progress bar 642 indicating theprogress of the download process.

In FIG. 6P, in response to completing the download process, theelectronic device 500 presents automatically presents the user interface642 of the application.

FIGS. 6Q-6S illustrate the electronic device presenting a video trailerof the application during the download process. In FIG. 6Q, the userselects (e.g., with contact 603) a selectable option 608 b to downloadthe application. As shown in FIG. 6R, in response to the user'sselection, the electronic device 500 presents a video trailer 644 of theapplication while the download process occurs.

As shown in FIG. 6S, the electronic device 500 automatically presentsthe user interface 642 of the application once the download process iscomplete. In some embodiments, the electronic device 500 waits until thevideo trailer has finished playing before presenting the user interface642 of the application.

FIG. 6T illustrates the product page user interface after the user hasalready downloaded the respective subscription application. The productpage user interface includes the same components as the product pageuser interface described above with reference to FIG. 6A, except itincludes a selectable option 508 c that, when selected, causes theelectronic device 500 to open the application. As shown in FIG. 6T, theuser selects (e.g., with contact 603) the selectable option 608 c. Inresponse to the user's selection, the electronic device 500 opens theapplication, as shown in FIG. 6U.

FIGS. 6V-6Y illustrate the product page user interface of theapplication when the user is subscribed to the subscription service andhas downloaded the application. As shown in FIG. 6V, the product pageuser interface includes the same content that was included before theuser downloaded the application, but instead of including a selectableoption to download the application, the user interface includes aselectable option 608 c to open the application (e.g., because theapplication is currently already downloaded on the electronic device).As shown in FIG. 6V, the user scrolls (e.g., with contact 603) down inthe user interface. In response to the user's scrolling, the electronicdevice scrolls the user interface in accordance with the input.

As shown in FIG. 6W, in response to the user's scrolling, the electronicdevice 500 reveals the information ribbon 614 and the video content 624(e.g., trailer or demonstration video) related to the application in theuser interface. The electronic device 500 presents, in a header regionof the user interface, the selectable option 602 b to navigate backwardin the user interface, the image 616 of the icon that represents theapplication, and a selectable option 602 c to open the application. Asshown in FIG. 6W, the user scrolls (e.g., with contact 603) down in theuser interface. In response to the user's scrolling, the electronicdevice reveals a representation 638 d of a story related to theapplication, as shown in FIG. 6X.

FIG. 6X illustrates a portion of the user interface that includes arepresentation 638 d of a story related to the application. In someembodiments, the electronic device 500 presents representations ofmultiple stories related to the application in the user interface. Asshown in FIG. 6X, when the user views the user interface, the user'sprogress in the application is level 1. In accordance with the user'sprogress, the electronic device 500 presents a story related to theuser's progress (e.g., “Game A: A Beginner's Guide”).

FIG. 6Y illustrates the user interface including a representation 638 eof a story related to the application in accordance with a differentuser progress in the application. As shown in FIG. 6Y, the user'sprogress in the application is level 20 and the story is related to theuser's progress (e.g., “Game A: Defeating the Boss”).

FIGS. 6Z-6BB illustrate a user interface of a non-subscriptionapplication. As shown in FIG. 6Z, the user interface includes aselectable option 602 b to navigate backward in the user interface, animage 646 of an icon representing the application, an indication 650 ofratings of the application, a selectable option 648 that, when selected,causes the electronic device 500 to purchase the application (e.g., asopposed to a subscription application, which has a selectable option tosubscribe to the subscription application, download the subscriptionapplication, or open the subscription application, depending on theuser's subscription status, none of which includes purchasing access toonly that single application as is the case with a non-subscriptionapplication), and an updates section 652. The selectable option 648indicates the purchase price of the application. As shown in FIG. 6Z,the user scrolls (e.g., with contact 603) down in the user interface. Inresponse to the user's scrolling, the electronic device 500 scrolls theuser interface down.

FIG. 6AA illustrates the user interface in response to the user'sscrolling shown in FIG. 6Z. As shown in FIG. 6Z, the selectable option602 b to navigate back in the user interface is now presented in aheader region that has a translucent appearance over the rest of theuser interface. The header region further includes an image 618 of theicon that represents the application and a selectable option 622 topurchase the application. The header region gradually becomes moreopaque as the user continues to scroll down until a predetermined partof the user interface in which the header region becomes completelyopaque. After the predetermined part of the user interface, the headerregion continues to be presented completely opaquely.

The header region gradually becomes more opaque because the product pageuser interface for the non-subscription application does not includevideo content, so the header region does not obscure video content bybecoming gradually more opaque. On the other hand, the subscriptionapplication product page described above with reference to FIGS. 6A-6Yincludes video content, so the header region is not presented until theuser has scrolled down such that at least half of the video content isnot displayed so as not to obscure the video content while at least halfof the video content is on the display. Likewise, the selectable option602 b to navigate back is presented at a full size in FIG. 6Z becausethe non-subscription application product page does not include videocontent, so the selectable option 602 b does not obscure video contentwhen presented at its full size.

As shown in FIG. 6AA, the user interface further includes a reviewssection 654 including a representation 656 of a review. The user scrolls(e.g., with contact 603) down. In response to the user's scrolling, theelectronic device 500 scrolls the user interface down.

FIG. 6BB illustrates the user interface that is presented in response tothe user's scrolling in FIG. 6AA. The user interface includes arepresentation 656 of a review in the reviews section 654. The headerregion including the selectable options 602 b and 622 and the image 618of the icon is presented fully opaquely.

As shown in FIGS. 6Z-6BB, the product page user interface of thenon-subscription application includes a reviews section that hasreviews. The product page user interface of the subscription applicationdoes not include a reviews section.

FIGS. 7A-7I are flow diagrams illustrating a method 700 of presentinguser interfaces of the application store that are specific to arespective application in accordance with some embodiments. The method700 is optionally performed at an electronic device such as device 100,device 300, device 500, device 501, device 510, and device 591 asdescribed above with reference to FIGS. 1A-1B, 2-3, 4A-4B and 5A-5J.Some operations in method 700 are, optionally combined and/or order ofsome operations is, optionally, changed.

As described below, the method 700 provides ways to present userinterfaces in an application store that are specific to a respectiveapplication. The method reduces the cognitive burden on a user wheninteracting with a user interface of the device of the disclosure,thereby creating a more efficient human-machine interface. Forbattery-operated electronic devices, increasing the efficiency of theuser's interaction with the user interface conserves power and increasesthe time between battery charges.

In some embodiments, an electronic device (e.g., electronic device 500,a mobile device (e.g., a tablet, a smartphone, a media player, or awearable device) including a touch screen, a computer including one ormore of a keyboard, mouse, trackpad, and touch screen and incommunication with a display, or a set-top box in communication with adisplay and a remote control device) displays (702), on the display 504,a product page user interface, such as in FIG. 6A for a respectiveapplication, wherein the product page user interface is a user interfaceof an application store application from which access to subscriptionapplications and non-subscription applications can be purchased, and theproduct page user interface includes a selectable option 608 a, b, or cassociated with the respective application. The product page userinterface optionally includes content related to the respectiveapplication, such as one or more of the application title, a descriptionof the application, one or more images of the user interface of theapplication, content that highlights features of the application,marketing content related to the application (e.g., text, images, video,etc. meant to entice the user to download the application), informationabout the application such as publisher, parental control information,hardware compatibility information, and other content. In someembodiments, the selectable option is selectable to perform an operationrelated to accessing the application (e.g., buying the application,initiating download of the application, subscribing to a subscriptionservice that provides access to the application, downloading an updatedversion of the application, opening the application, etc.).

In some embodiments, such as in FIG. 6D, while displaying the productpage user interface, the electronic device receives (704), via the oneor more input devices, an indication of a selection 603 of theselectable option 608 a. In some embodiments, the electronic devicedetects touch on a touch screen, selection with a cursor, trackpad, orremote control device, a keyboard shortcut, or a voice input thatindicates selection of the selectable option.

In some embodiments, in response to receiving the indication of theselection of the selectable option 608 a (706): in accordance with adetermination that the respective application is a subscriptionapplication and the product page user interface is a product page userinterface for the respective application (708): in accordance with adetermination that a user of the electronic device is not subscribed toa subscription service that enables access to the respectiveapplication, such as in FIGS. 6D-6E, the electronic device 500 initiates(710) a process for subscribing to the subscription service, such as inFIGS. 6E-6F.

In some embodiments, the respective application is accessible via asubscription service. Rather than paying a for the application at thetime of acquisition (e.g., download), the user pays a reoccurringsubscription fee for access to one or more applications including therespective application on an ongoing basis until the subscription iscanceled, for example. In some embodiments, a subscription serviceprovides access to a plurality of applications by allowing subscribersto download and run any of the subscription applications while thesubscribers have a subscription that is in good standing (e.g., paid foror operating under a free trial). In some examples, the product page forthe subscription application is accessed from a subscription applicationsection of the application store application. In some embodiments, theselectable option is presented with text that indicates that selectionof the selectable option will initiate the process for subscribing tothe subscription service (e.g., “subscribe now,” “try it free,” etc.). Auser account of the electronic device is optionally able to besubscribed to the subscription service, thereby providing the electronicdevice access to the subscription applications. In some embodiments, theuser account is associated with a plurality of electronic devices suchthat each of those devices that are configured with or logged into theuser account are able to utilize the subscription service (and thusaccess the applications associated with the subscription service). Thesubscription is optionally accessible to a plurality of associated useraccounts (e.g., accounts of each family member in a family group ofaccounts, where subscription by a user in the family provides access tothe subscription service to all users in the family). Initiating thesubscription process optionally comprises presenting a user interfacedescribing the subscription service and including a selectable option tosubscribe to the subscription service.

In some embodiments, in accordance with a determination that the user ofthe electronic device 500 is subscribed to the subscription service thatenables access to the respective application, such as in FIG. 6H, theelectronic device initiates (712) a process to access the respectiveapplication without initiating the process for subscribing to thesubscription service, such as in FIGS. 6I-6S. In some embodiments, theselectable option is presented with text that indicates that selectionof the selectable option will initiate the process to access therespective application (e.g., “get,” “play,” “open,” etc.). The useraccount of the electronic device is optionally a subscriber of thesubscription service. Initiating the process to access to the respectiveapplication is one or more of downloading the application or opening theapplication (e.g., if it is already downloaded or if it is possible torun the application remotely, such as on a server in communication withthe electronic device), for example. Initiating the process to accessthe subscription application optionally does not include initiating theprocess for subscribing to the subscription service because theelectronic device or the user account of the electronic device isalready subscribed to the subscription service. In accordance with adetermination that the respective application is a non-subscriptionapplication and in accordance with a determination that the electronicdevice (e.g., or a user account of the electronic device) has notdownloaded the non-subscription application, the electronic deviceoptionally initiates a process for downloading the non-subscriptionapplication in response to selection of the selectable option. If theapplication costs money to download, initiating the process to downloadthe application includes accepting payment for the application. Thus,the selectable option is optionally presented with text that indicatesthat selection of the selectable option will initiate the process toaccess the respective application (e.g., an indication of the price,“free,” “get,” etc.). In accordance with a determination that therespective application is a non-subscription application and inaccordance with a determination that the application is downloaded onthe electronic device, the electronic device optionally opens theapplication in response to selection of the selectable option. In someembodiments, the selectable option is presented with text that indicatesthat selection of the selectable option will open the application (e.g.,“open”). The electronic device optionally presents the selectable optionwith different text indicating that selecting the selectable option willopen the respective application depending on whether the application isa subscription application or a non-subscription application. Forexample, the selectable option that is selectable to open anon-subscription application optionally includes the text “open,”whereas the selectable option that is selectable to open a subscriptionapplication (e.g., a game application) optionally includes the text“play.”

The above-described manner of presenting a selectable option on theproduct page that is selectable to initiate a process for subscribing tothe subscription service if the user is not subscribed to thesubscription service allows the electronic device to enable the user tosubscribe to the subscription service to gain access to the application,which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronicdevice and enhances the operability of the electronic device and makesthe user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by providing a mechanismto subscribe to the subscription service without navigating away fromthe product), which additionally reduces power usage and improvesbattery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use theelectronic device more quickly and efficiently, such as by streamliningthe process of subscribing to the subscription service and accessing theapplication for which the product page had recently been presented.

In some embodiments, the product page user interface is displayed with aheader region on the display 504, such as in FIGS. 6C-6D, overlaid onthe product page user interface, that remains at a location on thedisplay as a user scrolls through the product page (714). The headerregion is optionally located at the top of the user interface andoptionally includes a back option that, when selected, causes theelectronic device to display the user interface that was displayed priorto displaying the product page. In some embodiments, in accordance witha determination that a current scroll position in the product page is afirst scroll position, such as in FIG. 6C, the header region isdisplayed with a first appearance and includes a first selectable option602 a for performing a first function that has a first visualcharacteristic (716). In some embodiments, at the first scroll position,the page has been scrolled less than a threshold distance from thetopmost position. In some embodiments, the header is transparent andincludes a back option that has a first appearance (e.g., a circle witha back arrow inside of it). For example, the top of the product pageincludes video content and the transparent header is designed to allowas much of the video content as possible to be visible on the display.The electronic device optionally presents the header region with thefirst appearance while at least half of the video is included on thedisplay and presents the header region with a second appearance onceless than half of the video is included on the display. In someembodiments, such as in FIG. 6D, in accordance with a determination thatthe current scroll position in the product page is a second scrollposition, different than the first scroll position, the header region isdisplayed with a second appearance, different than the first appearance,and includes a second selectable option 602 b for performing the firstfunction that has a second visual characteristic, different than thefirst visual characteristic (718). In some embodiments, at the secondscroll position, the page has been scrolled greater than the thresholddistance from the topmost position. In some embodiments, the header isopaque and includes a back option that includes a back arrow and textdescribing the previous page. For example, if the user had been viewingan arcade user interface that includes representations of subscriptiongames in an “arcade” collection, the back option includes the text“Arcade” next to the back arrow. In some embodiments, the header furtherincludes a visual representation of the respective application and aselectable option that, when selected, causes the electronic device toinitiate the process for accessing the respective application.

The above-described manner of presenting the header with a differentappearance depending on the scroll position of the product page allowsthe electronic device to present more content of the product page whenneeded (e.g., while presenting video content at the top of the productpage) and to present more information in the header (e.g., a back buttonwith an indication of which page the electronic device will go back to,a visual indication of the respective application, and a selectableoption to initiate the process to access the respective application)when the display space in the product page is not needed whichsimplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic deviceand enhances the operability of the electronic device and makes theuser-device interface more efficient (e.g., by intelligently allocatingdisplay space to optimize the amount of information that is presented tothe user concurrently), which additionally reduces power usage andimproves battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user touse the electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

In some embodiments, such as in FIG. 6D, in accordance with thedetermination that the user of the electronic device 500 is notsubscribed to the subscription service that enables access to therespective application, the header region having the second appearanceincludes a third selectable option 620 a for initiating the process forsubscribing to the subscription service (720). In some embodiments, thethird selectable option is an option to subscribe to the subscriptionservice. In some embodiments, in response to detecting selection of thethird option, the electronic device initiates a process to subscribe tothe subscription service and, if the subscription is successful,initiates a process to download the respective application. The headeroptionally does not include the third selectable option when the headeris presented with the first visual appearance. In some embodiments, theproduct page user interface includes a selectable option for initiatinga process to access the respective application (e.g., includingsubscribing to the subscription service if the user is not yetsubscribed to the subscription service) that is visible when the productpage user interface is scrolled to a location where the header has thefirst appearance. In some embodiments, such as in FIG. 6H, in accordancewith the determination that the user of the electronic device 500 issubscribed to the subscription service that enables access to therespective application, the header region having the second appearanceincludes a fourth selectable option 620 b for initiating the process toaccess the respective application without initiating the process forsubscribing to the subscription service (722). In some embodiments, thefourth selectable option is an option to download or, if the respectiveapplication has already been downloaded, open the respectiveapplication. In response to detecting selection of the fourth selectableoption, the electronic device initiates a process to download therespective application if the respective application is not yetdownloaded. If the respective application has already been downloaded onthe electronic device, in response to detecting selection of the thirdoption, the electronic device optionally initiates a process to open therespective application. In some embodiments, when the header ispresented with the first visual appearance, the header does not includethe third selectable option. In some embodiments, the product page userinterface includes a selectable option for initiating a process toaccess the respective application that is visible when the product pageuser interface is scrolled to a location where the header has the firstappearance.

The above-described manner of presenting, in the header, a selectableoption to subscribe to the subscription service if the user is not yetsubscribed to the subscription service or a selectable option to accessthe respective application if the user is already subscribed to thesubscription service allows the electronic device to present the userwith a selectable option to perform the next step needed to access theapplication while viewing any part of the product page that includes theheader with the second visual appearance, which simplifies theinteraction between the user and the electronic device and enhances theoperability of the electronic device and makes the user-device interfacemore efficient (e.g., by eliminating the need for the user to scroll toa different part of the user interface to view a selectable option toaccess the application or subscribe to the subscription service), whichadditionally reduces power usage and improves battery life of theelectronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device morequickly and efficiently.

In some embodiments, the first function is a backward navigationfunction in the application store application, the first selectableoption 620 a for performing the first function that has the first visualcharacteristic has a first size illustrated in FIG. 6C, and the secondselectable option 602 b for performing the first function that has thesecond visual characteristic has a second size illustrated in FIG. 6D,larger than the first size (724). In some embodiments, the firstfunction is presenting a user interface that was previously presentedbefore presenting the product page. In some embodiments, an image thatdoes not include a text indication of the user interface that will bepresented in response to selecting the first selectable option. In someembodiments, an image and text that indicates the user interface thatwill be presented in response to selection of the second selectableoption. For example, if the electronic device presented an arcade userinterface that includes representations of subscription gameapplications prior to presenting the product page user interface, thesecond selectable option includes text that says “Arcade” to indicatethat the arcade user interface will be presented in response todetecting selection of the second selectable option. As another example,the selectable option with the second visual characteristic includes atext indication of “Back” and the selectable option with the firstvisual characteristic does not include the text.

The above-described manner of presenting the first selectable optionwith a smaller size of the second selectable option allows theelectronic device to conserve display area for other content whenpresenting the header with the first visual appearance, which simplifiesthe interaction between the user and the electronic device and enhancesthe operability of the electronic device and makes the user-deviceinterface more efficient (e.g., by enabling the user to view morecontent at once without entering an input to scroll the user interfaceor navigate to a different user interface while the header is presentedwith the first visual appearance), which additionally reduces powerusage and improves battery life of the electronic device by enabling theuser to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

In some embodiments, such as in FIG. 6C, the header region having thefirst appearance is overlaid on video content, in the product page userinterface, corresponding to the respective application, and the productpage user interface further includes information 604, 606, and 612 aboutthe respective application overlaid on the video content (726). In someembodiments, the video content is video content related to theapplication, such as a trailer. In some embodiments, the information aretitle, publisher, release date, short written summary, etc. For example,the respective application is a game and the video content is a trailerfor the game. The information optionally includes the name of the game,the game publisher, and a short description of the game. In someembodiments, the header region having the first appearance has atransparent background that enables the user to view the video contenton as much display area as possible.

The above-described manner of overlaying the header region having thefirst appearance and information about the respective application onvideo content allows the electronic device to present the informationand header region while presenting the video content using as muchdisplay area as possible, which simplifies the interaction between theuser and the electronic device and enhances the operability of theelectronic device and makes the user-device interface more efficient(e.g., by increasing the amount of information and the space occupied bythe video to present the user with more information about the respectiveapplication without a user input to navigate between user interfaces),which additionally reduces power usage and improves battery life of theelectronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device morequickly and efficiently.

In some embodiments, such as in FIG. 6A, the product page user interfaceincludes information 604, 606, and 612 about the respective applicationoverlaid on video content corresponding to the respective application(728). In some embodiments, the video content is a trailer for therespective application, a video showing the respective application inuse, etc. In some embodiments, the information about the respectiveapplication includes the title, publisher, and a short description ofthe respective application.

The above-described manner of overlaying information about therespective application on video content allows the electronic device topresent the information while presenting the video content using as muchdisplay area as possible, which simplifies the interaction between theuser and the electronic device and enhances the operability of theelectronic device and makes the user-device interface more efficient(e.g., by increasing the amount of information and the space occupied bythe video to present the user with more information about the respectiveapplication without a user input to navigate between user interfaces),which additionally reduces power usage and improves battery life of theelectronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device morequickly and efficiently.

In some embodiments, such as in FIG. 6A, the information overlaid on thevideo content includes the selectable option 608 a and an image 604 ofan icon for the respective application (730). In some embodiments, theselectable option and the image of the icon for the respectiveapplication are overlaid on the video content. In some embodiments, ifthe electronic device downloads the respective application, the icon forthe respective application will appear on a home screen user interfaceof the electronic device and is selectable to access the respectiveapplication.

The above-described manner of overlaying the selectable option and theimage of the icon on the video content allows the electronic device topresent the selectable option and the image of the icon while presentingthe video content using as much display area as possible, whichsimplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic deviceand enhances the operability of the electronic device and makes theuser-device interface more efficient (e.g., by increasing the amount ofinformation and the space occupied by the video to present the user withmore information about the respective application without a user inputto navigate between user interfaces), which additionally reduces powerusage and improves battery life of the electronic device by enabling theuser to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

In some embodiments, such as in FIG. 6A the information 604, 606, 608 a,and 612 about the respective application is overlaid on a first portionof the video content, and the first portion of the video content is amodified version of a second portion of the video content, differentthan the first portion (732). In some embodiments, the second portion ofthe video content is a blurred mirror of the first portion of the videocontent. In some embodiments, the second portion of the video contentspans the display of the electronic device (e.g., when the electronicdevice is a smartphone or media player). In some embodiments, the secondportion of the video content odes not span the width of the display ofthe electronic device (e.g., when the electronic device is a tablet).

The above-described manner of overlaying the information about therespective application on the second portion of the video content allowsthe electronic device to present the first portion of the video contentin an unobstructed view, which simplifies the interaction between theuser and the electronic device and enhances the operability of theelectronic device and makes the user-device interface more efficient(e.g., by enabling the user to view the entire first portion of thevideo content while viewing the information about the respectiveapplication), which additionally reduces power usage and improvesbattery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use theelectronic device more quickly and efficiently.

In some embodiments, such as in FIGS. 6B-6C the product page userinterface includes horizontally scrollable information 614 about therespective application that is displayed below the selectable option 608a (734). The information optionally includes recommended age for theapplication, type of application, number of players (e.g., for a gameapplication), developer, language, application size. In someembodiments, the product page user interface is vertically scrollableand the information ribbon is horizontally scrollable, thereby reducingthe number of vertical scrolling inputs needed to traverse theinformation ribbon when the user wants to look at a different part ofthe product page while also allowing the user a way to view moreinformation than the amount of information that would fit in thefootprint of the information ribbon.

The above-described manner of presenting the information in ahorizontally scrollable region allows the electronic device to conservedisplay area, which simplifies the interaction between the user and theelectronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic deviceand makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by reducingthe number of inputs needed to traverse the information), whichadditionally reduces power usage and improves battery life of theelectronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device morequickly and efficiently.

In some embodiments, such as in FIG. 6X, the product page user interfacefurther includes a section with one or more representations 638 d of oneor more editorial stories related to the respective application, and theone or more representations of the one or more editorial stories areselectable to display the one or more editorial stories on the display,similar to how representation 638 b is selectable to display story 640as shown in FIGS. 6J-6K (736). In some embodiments, the representationsinclude text indicating the title of the story and optionally a shortsummary of the story and optionally an image representing the storyand/or the respective application. In some embodiments, therepresentations of the stories are presented in a scrollable list. Inresponse to detecting selection of one of the representations, theelectronic device presents the story on the display.

The above-described manner of including one or more editorial stories inthe product page user interface allows the electronic device to presentcontent related to the respective application in the product page userinterface so the user is able to learn about the respective applicationbefore downloading it, which simplifies the interaction between the userand the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronicdevice and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., byreducing the number of inputs needed to navigate between the productpage user interface and the one or more editorial stories), whichadditionally reduces power usage and improves battery life of theelectronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device morequickly and efficiently.

In some embodiments, such as in FIG. 6X, in accordance with adetermination that a state of progression of the user through therespective application is a first state of progression, the one or morestories include a first set of stories 638 d and not a second set ofstories 638 e (738). In some embodiments, if the application is a gamesapplication, the state of progression is the user has played the gamefor a first duration of time, the user has reached a first level in aseries of levels, or some other state of progression in the game. Insome embodiments, the first set of stories are related to the firststate of progression in the application. For example, if the respectiveapplication is a game application and the user has played to a firstlevel of the game application, the stories are related to the firstlevel of the game and the electronic device does not present storiesrelated to a second level of the game that is after the first level ofthe game. In some embodiments, such as in FIG. 6Y, in accordance with adetermination that the state of progression of the user through therespective application is a second state of progression, different thanthe first state of progression, the one or more stories include thesecond set of stories 638 e and not the first set of stories 638 d(740). In some embodiments, the second set of one or more stories arerelated to the second state of progression in the respectiveapplication. For example, if the respective application is a gameapplication and the user has played to a second level of the gameapplication, the stories are related to the second level of the game andthe electronic device does not present stories related to the firstlevel of the game that is before the first level of the game.

The above-described manner of presenting stories that are related to theuser's progression in the respective application allows the electronicdevice to present stories the user is more likely to be interested inreading, which simplifies the interaction between the user and theelectronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic deviceand makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by making themost relevant information the easiest to access), which additionallyreduces power usage and improves battery life of the electronic deviceby enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly andefficiently, such as by reducing the number of inputs needed to locate astory related to the user's current progression in the respectiveapplication.

In some embodiments, such as in FIG. 6H, while displaying, on thedisplay, the product page user interface, the electronic device 500receives (742), via the one or more input devices, an inputcorresponding to a request to download the respective application to theelectronic device, such as selection (e.g., with contact 603) ofselectable option 608 b. In some embodiments, selection of theselectable option or selection of a different selectable option that,when selected, causes the electronic device to initiate a process toaccess the respective application that includes downloading therespective application. In some embodiments, such as in FIGS. 6I-6J inresponse to receiving the input corresponding to the request to downloadthe respective application to the electronic device (744): theelectronic device 500 initiates (746) a process to download therespective application to the electronic device 500 and displays (748),on the display 504, one or more representations 638 a and 638 b of oneor more editorial stories related to the respective application whilethe respective application is being downloaded to the electronic device500, wherein the one or more representations 638 b of the one or moreeditorial stories are selectable to display the one or more editorialstories 640 on the display, as shown in FIGS. 6J-6K. In someembodiments, the stories are about the respective application or mentionthe respective application. In some embodiments, the user is able toselect a representation of an editorial story to view the editorialstory while the download continues. In some embodiments, the electronicdevice concurrently displays a download progress bar while presentingthe representations of the one or more stories or the content of aselected story.

The above-described manner of presenting editorial stories related tothe respective application while downloading the respective applicationallows the electronic device to present content related to therespective application to the user while the respective application isbeing downloaded, which simplifies the interaction between the user andthe electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronicdevice and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., byenabling the user to view editorial stories related to the respectiveapplication while downloading the respective application withoutentering inputs to navigate to a user interface including the editorialstories), which additionally reduces power usage and improves batterylife of the electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronicdevice more quickly and efficiently.

In some embodiments, such as in FIG. 6P, the electronic device 500determines (750) that the downloading of the respective application tothe electronic device is complete; and in response to determining thatthe downloading of the respective application to the electronic device500 is complete, the electronic device 500 automatically displays (752),on the display 504, the respective application 642. In some embodiments,displaying the respective application includes ceasing to display therepresentations of the editorial stories or the content of an editorialstory. For example, while the respective application is being downloadedby the electronic device, the user selects a representation of aneditorial story and views the story. When the download is complete, theelectronic device optionally ceases displaying the editorial story andpresents the respective application without further user input to do so.

The above-described manner of automatically presenting the respectiveapplication when the download is complete allows the electronic deviceto present the application without requiring the user to enter an inputto present the application, which simplifies the interaction between theuser and the electronic device and enhances the operability of theelectronic device and makes the user-device interface more efficient(e.g., by reducing the number of user inputs needed to access therespective application), which additionally reduces power usage andimproves battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user touse the electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

In some embodiments, such as in FIG. 6J, while displaying the one ormore representations 638 a, 638 b, and 638 c of the one or moreeditorial stories related to the respective application while therespective application is being downloaded to the electronic device 500,the electronic device 500 receives (754), via the one or more inputdevices, an input corresponding to a request to display a first story ofthe one or more editorial stories, such as selection (e.g., with contact603) of representation 638 b. In some embodiments, selection of aselectable option associated with the first story that, when selected,causes the electronic device to present the first story (e.g., a “read,”“view,” or “open”) option. In some embodiments, such as in FIGS. 6J-6K,in response to receiving the input (e.g., selection (e.g., with contact603) of representation 638 b) corresponding to the request to displaythe first story (756): the electronic device 500 displays (758), on thedisplay: the first story 640 (760); and a download information regionoverlaid on the first story, the download information region includinginformation about the respective application 640 (764), and: while therespective application is being downloaded to the electronic device 500,information 642 about a download status of the respective application(764) and after completion of the downloading of the respectiveapplication to the electronic device 500, such as in FIG. 6L, aselectable option 644 that is selectable to display, on the display 504,the respective application 642, as shown in FIG. 6M (766). The firststory optionally includes text and/or images. In some embodiments, thedownload information region includes the name of the respectiveapplication and an image of an icon representing the respectiveapplication. In some embodiments, the information about the download isa download status bar that advances as the download progresses and/ortext or a numerical indication of the download progress. For example,the electronic device presents a download progress bar and an indicationof the percentage of the download process is complete. In someembodiments, the selectable option that is selectable to display therespective application is displayed in place of the download progressbar.

The above-described manner of concurrently presenting information aboutthe download status of the respective application and the editorialstory allows the electronic device to concurrently present the contentof the editorial story while presenting information about the progressof the download of the respective application, which simplifies theinteraction between the user and the electronic device and enhances theoperability of the electronic device and makes the user-device interfacemore efficient (e.g., by reducing the number of user inputs needed tonavigate between a user interface that includes the download statusinformation and the content of the editorial story), which additionallyreduces power usage and improves battery life of the electronic deviceby enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly andefficiently.

In some embodiments, such as in FIGS. 6I-6J, the one or more editorialstories related to the respective application include a first set of oneor more editorial stories 638 a related to the respective application,and a second set of one or more editorial stories 638 b related to oneor more other applications based on the respective application (768).The one or more other applications are optionally in the same category,by the same publisher, or downloaded by others who also downloaded therespective application. In some embodiments, such as in FIG. 6I, whiledisplaying the one or more representations 638 a of the one or moreeditorial stories related to the respective application, the electronicdevice 500 receives (770), via the one or more input devices, an input(e.g., movement of contact 603) corresponding to a request to scrollthrough the one or more representations 638 a and 638 b of the one ormore editorial stories related to the respective application. In someembodiments, the input is a directional input such as swipe or a tap ona touch-sensitive surface or touch screen, selection with a mouse orother input device in a region of the display that corresponds toscrolling, a voice input, etc. In some embodiments, in response toreceiving the input (e.g., movement of contact 603) corresponding to therequest to scroll through the one or more representations of the one ormore editorial stories, such as in FIG. 6J, the electronic devicescrolls (772) through the one or more representations of the one or moreeditorial stories to reveal, on the display, a first set of the one ormore editorial stories 638 b that were not previously displayed on thedisplay. For example, the electronic device presents an entirerepresentation of one story with portions of representations of otherstories to the side of the entire representation. In response to theinput to scroll, the electronic device optionally presents a differentrepresentation of a story in its entirety.

The above-described manner of presenting different representations ofeditorial stories in response to an input to scroll allows theelectronic device to present more representations of editorial storiesthan an amount of representations of editorial stories that would fit onthe display, which simplifies the interaction between the user and theelectronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic deviceand makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by presentingthe representations of stories in a scrollable list, as opposed topresenting the stories in different user interfaces that would requireadditional user inputs to navigate to), which additionally reduces powerusage and improves battery life of the electronic device by enabling theuser to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiently, such asby reducing the number of inputs needed to browse the editorial stories.

In some embodiments, such as in FIGS. 6Q-6R, while displaying, on thedisplay 504, the product page user interface, the electronic device 500receives (774), via the one or more input devices, an input (e.g.,selection of option 608 b with contact 603) corresponding to a requestto download the respective application to the electronic device. In someembodiments, selection of the selectable option or selection of adifferent selectable option that, when selected, causes the electronicdevice to initiate a process to access the respective application thatincludes downloading the respective application. In some embodiments, inresponse to receiving the input (e.g., selection of option 608 b withcontact 603) corresponding to the request to download the respectiveapplication to the electronic device 500 (776): the electronic device500 initiates (778) a process to download the respective application tothe electronic device 500 and displays (780), on the display 504, videocontent 644 corresponding to the respective application while therespective application is being downloaded to the electronic device 500,as shown in FIG. 6R. In some embodiments, the video comprises a trailerof the respective application. For example, the video includes a videoof the user interface of the respective application that highlights thefeatures of the respective application.

The above-described manner of presenting video content corresponding tothe respective application while the respective application is beingdownloaded allows the electronic device to provide the user withinformation about the respective application while the respectiveapplication is being downloaded, which simplifies the interactionbetween the user and the electronic device and enhances the operabilityof the electronic device and makes the user-device interface moreefficient (e.g., by reducing the number of inputs needed to navigatefrom the user interface to initiate the download process of therespective application and a user interface to view video contentcorresponding to the respective application), which additionally reducespower usage and improves battery life of the electronic device byenabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly andefficiently.

In some embodiments, such as in FIG. 6P, the electronic device 500determines (782) that the downloading of the respective application tothe electronic device 500 is complete; and in response to determiningthat the downloading of the respective application to the electronicdevice 500 is complete, the electronic device 500 automatically displays(784), on the display 504, the respective application 642. In someembodiments, the electronic device ceases the display of the videocontent and presents the respective application. In some embodiments,the respective application is not displayed unless the video content hasfinished playing. For example, the electronic device initiates a processto download the respective application. While downloading the respectiveapplication, the electronic device optionally presents the video contentrelated to the respective application. In some embodiments, once thedownload is complete, the electronic device ceases to display the videocontent and presents the respective application without further userinput to do so.

The above-described manner of automatically presenting the respectiveapplication when the download is complete allows the electronic deviceto present the application without requiring the user to enter an inputto present the application, which simplifies the interaction between theuser and the electronic device and enhances the operability of theelectronic device and makes the user-device interface more efficient(e.g., by reducing the number of user inputs needed to access therespective application), which additionally reduces power usage andimproves battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user touse the electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

In some embodiments, such as in FIG. 6BB, in accordance with adetermination that the respective application is a non-subscriptionapplication and the product page user interface is the product page userinterface for the respective application, the product page userinterface includes a section 654 that includes information about reviews656 of the respective application (786). In some embodiments, thesection includes ratings and reviews provided by other users who havedownloaded the respective application. For example, users are able toassign a number of stars to the application as a rating and publish textreviews that are intended to explain the pros and cons of the respectiveapplication. In some embodiments, such as in FIG. 6A, in accordance withthe determination that the respective application is a subscriptionapplication and the product page user interface is the product page userinterface for the respective application, the product page userinterface does not include the section that includes the informationabout reviews of the respective application (788). In some embodiments,users are not able to publish reviews of subscription applications.

The above-described manner of including reviews for non-subscriptionapplications and excluding reviews from subscription applications allowsthe electronic device to inform the user if other uses enjoy anon-subscription application before the user purchases thenon-subscription application while conserving display area in a productpage for a subscription application, which simplifies the interactionbetween the user and the electronic device and enhances the operabilityof the electronic device and makes the user-device interface moreefficient (e.g., by excluding reviews for subscription applications,which the user does not need to purchase individually), whichadditionally reduces power usage and improves battery life of theelectronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device morequickly and efficiently.

It should be understood that the particular order in which theoperations in FIGS. 7A-7I have been described is merely exemplary and isnot intended to indicate that the described order is the only order inwhich the operations could be performed. One of ordinary skill in theart would recognize various ways to reorder the operations describedherein. Additionally, it should be noted that details of other processesdescribed herein with respect to other methods described herein (e.g.,methods 900, 1100, 1300, 1500, 1700, and 1900) are also applicable in ananalogous manner to method 700 described above with respect to FIGS.7A-7I. For example, the operation of the electronic device to present aproduct page user interface described above with reference to method 700optionally has one or more of the characteristics of the presentation ofapplication store user interfaces that include information about arespective category of applications, user interfaces of an applicationstore for accessing a respective category of applications, visualindications of the number of available updates, user interfaces of anelectronic device for launching and removing a respective application,user interfaces of a generic application store and a dedicatedapplication store for a respective category of applications,notifications of the completion of a download, etc., described hereinwith reference to other methods described herein (e.g., methods 900,1100, 1300, 1500, 1700, and 1900). For brevity, these details are notrepeated here.

The operations in the information processing methods described aboveare, optionally, implemented by running one or more functional modulesin an information processing apparatus such as general purposeprocessors (e.g., a as described with respect to FIGS. 1A-1B, 3, 5A-5J)or application specific chips. Further, the operations described abovewith reference to FIGS. 7A-7I are, optionally, implemented by componentsdepicted in FIGS. 1A-1B. For example, displaying operations 702, 704,714, 716, 718, 734, 736, 742, 748, 752, 754, 756, 758, 766, 770, 772,774, 780, and 784, receiving operations 704, 706, 742, 744, 754, 756,770, 772, 774, and 776, and initiating operations 710, 712, 720, 722,746, and 778 are, optionally, implemented by event sorter 170, eventrecognizer 180, and event handler 190. When a respective predefinedevent or sub-event is detected, event recognizer 180 activates an eventhandler 190 associated with the detection of the event or sub-event.Event handler 190 optionally utilizes or calls data updater 176 orobject updater 177 to update the application internal state 192. In someembodiments, event handler 190 accesses a respective GUI updater 178 toupdate what is displayed by the application. Similarly, it would beclear to a person having ordinary skill in the art how other processescan be implemented based on the components depicted in FIGS. 1A-1B.

Application Store User Interfaces Related to Applications in aRespective Category

Users interact with electronic devices in many different manners,including using an electronic device to view information aboutapplications in a respective category in an application store. In someembodiments, an electronic device is able to present a user interfacethat includes information about applications in a respective category ofapplications, such as subscription applications and non-subscriptionapplications. The embodiments described below provide ways in which anelectronic device presents application store user interfaces includinginformation about subscription applications and non-subscriptionapplications. Enhancing interactions with a device reduces the amount oftime needed by a user to perform operations, and thus reduces the powerusage of the device and increases battery life for battery-powereddevices. It is understood that people use devices. When a person uses adevice, that person is optionally referred to as a user of the device.

FIGS. 8A-8L and 8N-8CC illustrate exemplary ways in which an electronicdevice 500 presents application store user interfaces that includeinformation about applications in a respective category in accordancewith some embodiments. The embodiments in these figures are used toillustrate the processes described below, including the processesdescribed with reference to FIGS. 9A-9J.

FIGS. 8A-8N illustrate a subscription applications user interface of anapplication store application (e.g., shown in response to selection ofthe “Arcade” element in navigation bar 806) when the user is notsubscribed to the subscription service that provides access to one ormore subscription applications on the electronic device. The userinterface includes a selectable option 808 associated with a useraccount on the electronic device, information 802 about the subscriptionservice, a selectable option 804 for subscribing to the subscriptionservice, and a navigation bar 806. As shown in FIG. 8A, the user scrolls(e.g., with contact 803) down. In response to the user's scrolling, theelectronic device scrolls the user interface down.

As shown in FIG. 8B, the electronic device 500 scrolls the userinterface down to reveal a plurality of representations 812 a-b ofapplications included in the subscription service that includeinformation 820 a about the respective applications of therepresentations 812 a, and a plurality of images 822 of icons ofapplications available on the subscription service. The user interfacefurther includes a header region including a selectable option 810 that,when selected, causes the electronic device 500 to initiate a process tosubscribe to the subscription service that provides access to thesubscription applications. The header region was optionally notdisplayed until the scroll position in the user interface was furtherthan a threshold scroll position from the top of the user interface asshown in FIGS. 8A-8B. Once the user scrolls past the threshold scrollposition from the top of the user interface, the electronic device 500continues to present the header region as the user continues to scroll.

Representation 812 a includes an image representing the application, animage 814 a of the icon that represents the application, a subscriptionservice icon 818 a that indicates that the application is accessible viathe subscription service, the name 820 a of the application, and aselectable option 816 to initiate a process to subscribe to thesubscription service. The representations 812 a-b are horizontallyscrollable. As shown in FIG. 8B, the user scrolls (e.g., with contact803) horizontally in the user interface. In response to the user'sselection, the electronic device 500 presents the next representation812 b in full.

FIG. 8C illustrates the user interface in response to the user'sscrolling illustrated in FIG. 8B. The electronic device presents arepresentation 812 b of a different application. The representation 812b includes an image representing the application, an image 814 b of theicon that represents the application, a subscription service icon 818 bthat indicates that the application is accessible via the subscriptionservice, the name 820 b of the application, and a selectable option 816to initiate a process to subscribe to the subscription service. As shownin FIG. 8C, the user scrolls (e.g., with contact 803) down. In responseto the user's scrolling, the electronic device 500 scrolls the userinterface in accordance with movement of contact 803.

As shown in FIG. 8D, the electronic device 500 presents the images 822of the icons that represent the applications available from thesubscription service. Below the images 822, the electronic device 500presents information 824 about the subscription service. As shown inFIG. 8D, the user scrolls (e.g., with contact 803) down in the userinterface. In response to the user's scrolling, the electronic device500 scrolls the user interface in accordance with the movement ofcontact 803.

As shown in FIG. 8E, the electronic device 500 presents an image 826representing one of the applications accessible on the subscriptionservice. The electronic device presents information 828 about theapplication overlaid on the image 826 and a selectable option 830 toview more information about the application. As shown in FIG. 8E, theuser scrolls (e.g., with contact 803) down in the user interface. Inresponse to the user's scrolling, the electronic device 500 scrolls theuser interface in accordance with the movement of contact 803.

FIG. 8F illustrates the user interface presented by the electronicdevice 500 following the user's scrolling illustrated in FIG. 8E. Theuser interface includes information 832 about running the subscriptionapplications on a plurality of types of devices, such as tablets,smartphones or media players, and personal computers. The user interfacefurther includes a plurality of representations 834 a-d of subscriptionapplications in a horizontally scrollable list. The representations 834a-d include images 834 a-d of icons representing the subscriptionapplications and text 836 a-d indicating the title of the application, asummary of the application, and the subscription application indication.As shown in FIG. 8F, the user scrolls (e.g., with contact 803)horizontally. In response to the user's scrolling, the electronic device500 scrolls the plurality of representations 834 a-d in accordance withthe movement of contact 803.

As shown in FIG. 8G, in response to the user's scrolling, the electronicdevice 500 scrolls the representations of subscription applications topresent representations 834 b-e. The user scrolls (e.g., with contact803) down. In response to the user's scrolling, the electronic device500 scrolls the user interface in accordance with movement of contact803.

As shown in FIG. 8H, the electronic device 500 reveals information 838about sharing the subscription services with user accounts in familygroup of user accounts and a selectable option 840 to subscribe to thesubscription service in response to the user's scrolling. A user accountassociated with the electronic device 500 is optionally one of aplurality of associated accounts within a family account. Thesubscription service is shared among all of the accounts in the familyaccount, allowing each user account in the family account to access thesubscription applications as long as the family account is subscribed tothe subscription service. The user scrolls (e.g., with contact 803) downin the user interface.

In response to the user's scrolling, the electronic device 500 scrollsthe user interface as shown in FIG. 8I. The electronic device presents aplurality of representations 842 a-842 b of collections of subscriptionapplications. The representations 842 a-b are selectable to presentrepresentations of the plurality of applications included in eachcollection. The representations 842 a-b are horizontally scrollable. Theuser interface further includes images 844 of icons representing thesubscription applications. The rest of the user interface is overlaid onthe images 844, which are optionally animated to scroll horizontally.Beneath the images 844, the electronic device 500 presents a selectableoption 846 that, when selected, causes the electronic device to presentrepresentations of all of the subscription applications. As shown inFIG. 8I, the user scrolls (e.g., with contact 803) horizontally. Inresponse to the user's scrolling, the electronic device 500 scrolls theuser interface in accordance with the movement of contact 803.

As shown in FIG. 8J, in response to the user's scrolling in FIG. 8I, theelectronic device 500 presents the entirety of representation 842 b of acollection of subscription applications and a portion of arepresentation 842 c of another collection of subscription applications.

In FIG. 8K, the user scrolls (e.g., with contact 803) down in the userinterface. As shown in FIG. 8L, while the user continues to hold contact803, the user interface scrolls to reveal additional images 844 of iconsof subscription applications from beneath the user interface. Inresponse to detecting liftoff of the contact 803, the electronic device500 presents the user interface at the position it was in before theuser scrolled down past the end of the user interface, as shown in FIG.8N.

Also shown in FIG. 8N, the user selects (e.g., with contact 803) theselectable option 810 to subscribe to the subscription service. Inresponse to the user's selection, the electronic device initiates aprocess to subscribe to the subscription service. Successfullysubscribing to the subscription service enables the electronic device500 to access the subscription applications.

FIG. 8O illustrates a home screen user interface including an icon 454representing a subscription application that has been downloaded to theelectronic device and an icon 564 representing a non-subscriptionapplication that has been downloaded to the electronic device. As shownin FIG. 8O, the icon 454 of the subscription application does notinclude an indication of the subscription service, although images ofthe icon include an indication of the subscription service whenpresented in the application store user interface. In some embodiments,the indication of the subscription service is presented on the homescreen on or proximate to the icon 454 representing the subscriptionapplication.

FIGS. 8P-8BB illustrate a subscription applications user interface of anapplication store application when the user is subscribed to thesubscription service that provides access to one or more subscriptionapplications on the electronic device. As shown in FIG. 8P, the userinterface includes the indication 808 of the user account, an image 848representing one of the subscription applications, information 850 aboutthe subscription application, and a selectable option 852 that isselectable to present a product page user interface of the subscriptionapplication in accordance with method 700. The user interface furtherincludes the navigation bar 806. The user scrolls (e.g., with contact803) down. In response to the user's scrolling, the electronic device500 scrolls the user interface in accordance with the movement ofcontact 803.

As shown in FIG. 8Q, in response to the user's scrolling in FIG. 8P, theelectronic device presents a plurality of images 834 a-834 d of icons ofsubscription applications with information 836 a-c about the respectivesubscription applications. The images 834 a-d and information 836 a-care horizontally scrollable in a manner similar to that illustrated inFIGS. 8F-8G. The images 834 a-d are selectable to present product pageuser interfaces of the selected application in accordance with method700. As shown in FIG. 8Q, the user scrolls (e.g., with contact 803)down. In response to the user's scrolling, the electronic device 500scrolls the user interface in accordance with the movement of contact803.

FIG. 8R illustrates the user interface after the user's scrollingillustrated in FIG. 8Q. The user interface includes a representation 854of one of the subscription applications including information about theapplication and a selectable option 856 to present the product page userinterface of the application in accordance with method 700. As shown inFIG. 8R, the user scrolls (e.g., with contact 803) down. In response tothe user's scrolling, the electronic device 500 scrolls the userinterface in accordance with the movement of contact 803.

As shown in FIG. 8S, in response to the user's scrolling in FIG. 8R, theelectronic device presents a plurality of representations 812 b-d,including the entirety of one of the representations 812 c. Therepresentation 812 c includes an image representation of theapplication, an image 814 c of an icon of the application, the visualindication 818 c of the subscription service, the title 820 c of theapplication, and a selectable option 816 c to open the application, ifthe application is installed on the electronic device (e.g., because theuser is subscribed to the subscription service—in the case where theuser was not subscribed to the subscription service, as describedpreviously, the selectable option 816 c was optionally selectable toinitiate a process to subscribe to the subscription service rather thanto open the application). As shown in FIG. 8S, the user scrolls (e.g.,with contact 803) the representations 812 b-d of the applicationshorizontally.

In response to the user's scrolling in FIG. 8S, the electronic device500 presents the entirety of representation 812 d, as shown in FIG. 8T.The representation 812 d includes similar content to representation 812c except instead of including a selectable option to open theapplication, the representation 812 c includes a selectable option 816 dto download the application because the application has not beendownloaded to the electronic device yet. As shown in FIG. 8T, the userscrolls down (e.g., with contact 803) in the user interface.

As shown in FIG. 8U, in response to the user's scrolling in FIG. 8T, theelectronic device presents an image 858 representing one of thesubscription applications with information about the applicationoverlaid on the image. The information includes a selectable option 860to present the product page user interface of the application inaccordance with method 700. As shown in FIG. 8U, the user scrolls (e.g.,with contact 803) down. In response to the user's scrolling, theelectronic device 500 scrolls the user interface in accordance with themovement of contact 803.

As shown in FIG. 8V, in response to the user's scrolling, the electronicdevice 500 reveals representations 862 a-b of editorial stories relatedto subscription applications available through the subscription service.The editorial stories shown optionally relate to the user's subscriptionapplication usage history, including progress within one or moreapplications. The electronic device 500 presents a representation 862 aof a first story overlaid on a background 864 a that has a color basedon the colors of the representation 862 a. The user scrolls (e.g., withcontact 803) horizontally in the user interface.

In response to the user's scrolling in FIG. 8V, the electronic devicepresents the representation 862 b in full. The representation 862 b ispresented on a background 864 b that has a color based on the colors ofthe representation 862 b (e.g., the background changed when the userscrolled from representation 862 a to 862 b). As shown in FIG. 8W, theuser scrolls (e.g., with contact 803) down. In response to the user'sscrolling, the electronic device 500 scrolls the user interface inaccordance with movement of contact 803.

As shown in FIGS. 8X-8Y, in response to the user's scrolling, theelectronic device presents representations 866 a-b of applicationcollections that are similar to the representations 842 a-b describedabove with respect to FIGS. 8I-81 In FIG. 8Y, the user scrolls (e.g.,with contact 803) down. In response to the user's scrolling, theelectronic device 500 scrolls the user interface in accordance with themovement of contact 803.

As shown in FIG. 8Z, in response to the user's scrolling, the electronicdevice 500 reveals a plurality of categories 870 a-f of subscriptionapplications and a selectable option 868 to view all categories ofsubscription applications. Each category 870 a-f is selectable topresent a plurality of representations of applications in the respectivecategory. The user interface further includes a plurality of images 844of icons of applications available via the subscription service and aselectable option that, when selected, causes the electronic device 500to present representations of all of the applications available via thesubscription service. As shown in FIG. 8Z, the user selects (e.g., withcontact 803) the selectable option 846.

As shown in FIG. 8AA, in response to the user's selection, theelectronic device 500 presents a plurality of representations 812 d-e ofsubscription applications. Each representation, such as representation812 d includes an image representing the application, an image 814 d ofan icon representing the application, the visual indication 818 d of thesubscription service, an indication 820 d of the title of theapplication, and a selectable option 816 d for initiating a process toaccess the application, such as a selectable option to open theapplication if it is installed on the electronic device 500. As shown inFIG. 8AA, the user scrolls (e.g., with contact 803) down in the userinterface. In response to the user's scrolling, the electronic device500 scrolls the user interface in accordance with the movement ofcontact 803.

As shown in FIG. 8BB, in response to the user's scrolling, theelectronic device 500 scrolls the user interface to revealrepresentations 812 e and 812 f, which include similar items included inrepresentation 816 d. Representation 812 f includes a selectable option816 f to download the respective application instead of an option toopen the respective application because the application has not yet beendownloaded on the electronic device. As shown in FIG. 8BB, the userselects (e.g., with contact 803) a “Games” tab in the navigation bar806. In response to the user's selection, the electronic device 500presents the “Games” user interface, which is a user interface ofnon-subscription applications.

FIG. 8CC illustrates a non-subscription application user interface of anapplication store user interface (e.g., shown in response to selectionof the “Games” element in navigation bar 806). The user interfaceincludes the representation 808 of the user account, an image 874representing a non-subscription application, a plurality of icons 876a-b representing non-subscription applications and selectable options878 a-b that, when selected, cause the electronic device 500 to purchaseand download the respective applications with which the selected optionis associated. The icons 876 a-b representing the non-subscriptionapplications are not presented with or proximate to an indication of thesubscription service because the non-subscription applications areaccessible by purchasing the applications instead of through thesubscription service.

FIGS. 9A-9J are flow diagrams illustrating a method 900 of presentingapplication store user interfaces that include information aboutapplications in a respective category in accordance with someembodiments. The method 900 is optionally performed at an electronicdevice such as device 100, device 300, device 500, device 501, device510, and device 591 as described above with reference to FIGS. 1A-1B,2-3, 4A-4B and 5A-5J. Some operations in method 900 are, optionallycombined and/or order of some operations is, optionally, changed.

As described below, the method 900 provides ways to present applicationstore user interfaces that include information about applications in arespective category. The method reduces the cognitive burden on a userwhen interacting with a user interface of the device of the disclosure,thereby creating a more efficient human-machine interface. Forbattery-operated electronic devices, increasing the efficiency of theuser's interaction with the user interface conserves power and increasesthe time between battery charges.

In some embodiments, an electronic device (e.g., electronic device 500,a mobile device (e.g., a tablet, a smartphone, a media player, or awearable device) including a touch screen, a computer including one ormore of a keyboard, mouse, trackpad, and touch screen and incommunication with a display, or a set-top box in communication with adisplay and a remote control device) in communication with a display 504and one or more input devices displays (902), on the display, anapplication store user interface, such as in FIG. 8A, wherein theapplication store user interface includes a plurality of navigationelements 806, the navigation elements 806 including a subscriptionapplication navigation element (e.g., “Arcade”) and a non-subscriptionapplication navigation element (e.g., “Games”). In some embodiments,each navigation element (e.g., tab, menu item, etc.) is selectable todisplay, in the application store user interface, a respectiveapplication store page including representations of applications of arespective type and product pages of applications of the respectivetype. For example, a “today” application store user interface pageincludes representations and product pages for a variety of applicationsrelated to categories or topics that are currently popular (e.g., taxpreparation applications during tax season) and/or curated for the userbased on the user's application download history. As another example, anon-sub scription games application store user interface page includesrepresentations and product pages for non-subscription gameapplications. An “Applications” application store user interfaceoptionally includes product pages and representations of a variety ofapplications and optionally includes curated lists such as applicationsthat are currently popular, most popular applications of all time,and/or curated lists of applications based on the user's applicationdownload history. In some embodiments, a subscription applicationsapplication store user interface includes content, such asrepresentations of applications and product pages of applications,related to applications that are accessible via a reoccurringsubscription to a subscription service. For example, the subscriptionapplications subscription is a subscription games subscription. Othernavigation elements are optionally contemplated, such as a “search”element that, when selected, presents a search user interface from whichthe user is able to search for an application by title, publisher,category, description, or other criteria, are possible.

In some embodiments, such as in FIG. 6BB, while displaying theapplication store user interface, the electronic device 500 receives(904), via the one or more input devices, an indication of selection ofa respective navigation element of the plurality of navigation elements806, such as with contact 803. In some embodiments, the electronicdevice receives an indication that a touch is detected on a touch screenat a location that displays the navigation element, selection via amouse, trackpad, or remote control device, a keyboard shortcut, a voiceinput, etc.

In some embodiments, in response to receiving the indication of theselection of the respective navigation element (906): in accordance witha determination that the respective navigation element 806 is thesubscription application navigation element (e.g., “Arcade”), theelectronic device 500 displays (908), on the display 504, contentrelated to subscription applications, such as in FIG. 8A, access towhich can be purchased from the application store. In some embodiments,the content are product pages of subscription applications,representations of subscription applications, marketing content relatedto subscription applications, articles related to subscriptionapplications. In some embodiments, access to subscription applicationsis gained by paying a reoccurring subscription fee. The subscriptionaccount must optionally be current (e.g., paid for) for that account toaccess the subscription applications, for example. In some embodiments,a user account associated with the electronic device is associated witha subscription, thereby providing the electronic device with access tothe subscription applications.

In some embodiments, in accordance with a determination that the one ofthe respective navigation element 806 is the non-subscriptionapplication navigation element (e.g., “Games”), the electronic devicedisplays (910), on the display 504, content related to non-subscriptionapplications, such as in FIG. 8CC, access to which can be purchased fromthe application store. In some embodiments, the content are productpages of non-subscription applications, representations ofnon-subscription applications, marketing content related tonon-subscription applications, articles related to non-subscriptionapplications. In some embodiments, access to non-subscriptionapplications is gained by paying a one-time download or access fee.Optionally, some non-subscription applications are free to download andoperate. Some non-subscription applications include additional contentthat is accessed in exchange for an additional fee paid after the userdownloads such applications and during use of such applications, whichis either a one-time fee or a subscription fee, for example.

The above-described manner of presenting the subscription applicationstogether in a subscription application user interface and thenon-subscription applications together in a non-subscription applicationuser interface allows the electronic device to present applications withsimilar pricing structures together, which simplifies the interactionbetween the user and the electronic device and enhances the operabilityof the electronic device and makes the user-device interface moreefficient (e.g., by enabling the user to browse applications with adesired pricing structure together), which additionally reduces powerusage and improves battery life of the electronic device by enabling theuser to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiently, such asby enabling the user to locate applications with a given pricingstructure from a designated user interface more quickly and efficientlyand with fewer inputs.

In some embodiments, in accordance with the determination that therespective navigation element 806 is the subscription applicationnavigation element (e.g., “Arcade”), the content related to subscriptionapplications is displayed in a subscription applications user interfaceof the application store, such as in FIG. 8A (912). In some embodiments,access to the subscription applications is provided by the electronicdevice in accordance with a determination that a user account has acurrent subscription, which is kept current through reoccurringpayments. In some embodiments, such as in FIG. 8A, the subscriptionapplications user interface includes (914): in accordance with adetermination that a user of the electronic device 500 is not subscribedto a subscription service that provides access to the subscriptionapplications (916): a selectable option 804 selectable to initiate aprocess for starting a trial subscription with the subscription service(918) and a first region that includes visual content 802 correspondingto a plurality of subscription applications, access to which is providedin the subscription service (920). In some embodiments, the user wasnever subscribed to the subscription service or the user has allowedtheir account subscription to lapse (e.g., due to lack of payment of oneof the reoccurring payments). In some embodiments, a region of the userinterface that is at the top of the user interface when the userinterface is first presented. In some embodiments, when the user scrollsdown in the user interface, the first region is no longer displayed. Insome embodiments, the visual content includes video content that cyclesthrough shorter video content related to each of the plurality ofsubscription applications. The visual content optionally includes astill image representing the plurality of subscription applications. Insome embodiments, the visual content is presented proximate to theselectable option to initiate the process for starting the free trial.In some embodiments, the selectable option is overlaid on the visualcontent. In some embodiments, such as in FIG. 8P, in accordance with adetermination that the user of the electronic device is subscribed tothe subscription service that provides access to the subscriptionapplications (922): the first region that includes visual content 848from only a single subscription application, access to which is providedin the subscription service, without including the selectable optionselectable to initiate the process for starting the trial subscriptionwith the subscription service (924). In some embodiments, the visualcontent is a still image or video related to a featured subscriptionapplication. In some embodiments, the first region includes a selectableoption to initiate a process to access the single subscriptionapplication. In some embodiments, the visual content itself isselectable to present a product page of the single subscriptionapplication.

The above-described manner of presenting the selectable option tosubscribe to the subscription service when the user is not subscribed tothe subscription service allows the electronic device to provide theuser with a way to access the subscription applications, whichsimplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic deviceand enhances the operability of the electronic device and makes theuser-device interface more efficient (e.g., by reducing the number ofinputs needed to navigate between a user interface that includesinformation about a plurality of subscription applications and a userinterface from which the process to subscribe to the subscriptionservice is initiated), which additionally reduces power usage andimproves battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user touse the electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

In some embodiments, such as in FIG. 8A, the visual content from theplurality of subscription applications is video content corresponding tothe plurality of subscription applications, and the selectable option804 selectable to initiate the process for starting the trialsubscription with the subscription service is overlaid over the videocontent (926). In some embodiments, the video content occupiessubstantially all of the display area of the user interface that is notoccupied by a system indicator, a user interface top header, and anavigation region of the user interface and the selectable option ispresented within the footprint of the video content.

The above-described manner of overlaying the selectable option on thevideo content allows the electronic device to concurrently present thevideo content with a larger footprint than would be possible if theselectable option was displayed next to the video content, whichsimplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic deviceand enhances the operability of the electronic device and makes theuser-device interface more efficient (e.g., by reducing the number ofinputs needed to navigate between a user interface with the selectableoption and a user interface with the video content), which additionallyreduces power usage and improves battery life of the electronic deviceby enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly andefficiently.

In some embodiments, such as in FIGS. 8A-8B, the electronic device 500receives (928), via the one or more input devices, an inputcorresponding to a request to scroll down the subscription applicationsuser interface, such as movement of contact 803. In some embodiments,the input is a swipe or a tap on a touch screen or other touch-sensitivesurface or some other directional input (e.g., via a keyboard, mouse,trackpad, or voice interface). In some embodiments, in response toreceiving the input corresponding to the request to scroll down thesubscription applications user interface (930): the electronic device500 scrolls (932) down the subscription applications user interface. Insome embodiments, in accordance with the determination that the user ofthe electronic device 500 is not subscribed to the subscription servicethat provides access to the subscription applications (934): theelectronic device 500 displays (936), in an overlay over thesubscription applications user interface, the selectable option 810selectable to initiate the process for starting the trial subscriptionwith the subscription service while scrolling down the subscriptionapplications user interface. In some embodiments, the overlay ispresented at the top of the user interface and persists as the usercontinues to scroll down in the user interface. For example, the userinterface includes an overlay at the top with an indication of theuser's account when the user has scrolled less than a threshold distancein the user interface. Once the user has scrolled a threshold distancein the user interface, the electronic device optionally presents theoverlay with the selectable option to initiate the process for startingthe free trial subscription. In some embodiments, such as in FIGS.8P-8Q, in accordance with the determination that the user of theelectronic device 500 is subscribed to the subscription service thatprovides access to the subscription applications (938): the electronicdevice 500 forgoes (940) displaying the selectable option in the overlaythat is selectable to initiate the process for starting the trialsubscription with the subscription service. In some embodiments, theoverlay is not presented or the overlay is presented without theselectable option. For example, the overlay includes text that indicatesthat the user interface is a user interface related to subscriptionapplications.

The above-described manner of presenting the selectable option forstarting the free trial of the subscription in an overlay over thesubscription applications user interface allows the electronic device tocontinue to present the selectable option regardless of the position inthe user interface that the user has scrolled to, which simplifies theinteraction between the user and the electronic device and enhances theoperability of the electronic device and makes the user-device interfacemore efficient (e.g., by reducing the number of inputs necessary topresent the selectable option), which additionally reduces power usageand improves battery life of the electronic device by enabling the userto use the electronic device more quickly and efficiently, such as byreducing the number of inputs needed to subscribe to the subscriptionservice.

In some embodiments, such as in FIG. 8A, in accordance with thedetermination that the user of the electronic device is not subscribedto the subscription service that provides access to the subscriptionapplications, the subscription applications user interface includescomposite video content (e.g., “Arcade video content”) from a pluralityof subscription applications accessible via the subscription service(942). In some embodiments, the video content includes a plurality ofshort videos each related to one of a plurality of subscriptionapplications. In some embodiments, the video content is not presented inthe subscription application user interface if the user is subscribed tothe subscription service.

The above-described manner of presenting video content related to aplurality of subscription applications in accordance with adetermination that the user is not subscribed to the subscriptionservice allows the electronic device to provide information about aplurality of applications available through the subscription, whichsimplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic deviceand enhances the operability of the electronic device and makes theuser-device interface more efficient (e.g., by reducing the number ofinputs needed to browse a plurality of subscription applications), whichadditionally reduces power usage and improves battery life of theelectronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device morequickly and efficiently.

In some embodiments, such as in FIGS. 8B-8C, in accordance with thedetermination that the user of the electronic device 500 is notsubscribed to the subscription service that provides access to thesubscription applications, the subscription applications user interfaceincludes a section that includes horizontally scrollable visual content812 a-812 b corresponding to one or more subscription applications thatare displayed concurrently with respective selectable options 816 aselectable to initiate a process for starting a trial subscription withthe subscription service (944). In some embodiments, each representationof a subscription application includes an image of an icon representingthe subscription application, the name of the subscription application,a short description of the subscription application, and a selectableoption that is selectable to initiate the process for starting the freetrail of the subscription service.

In some embodiments, the horizontally scrollable visual contentcorresponding to the one or more subscription applications is notpresented if the user is subscribed to the subscription service. Theabove-described manner of presenting the horizontally scrollable contentcorresponding to the plurality of subscription applications allows theelectronic device to provide the user with information about a pluralityof subscription applications in a region of the user interface thattakes less scrolling to traverse, which simplifies the interactionbetween the user and the electronic device and enhances the operabilityof the electronic device and makes the user-device interface moreefficient (e.g., by reducing the number of inputs required to view othersections of the subscription application user interface) whichadditionally reduces power usage and improves battery life of theelectronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device morequickly and efficiently.

In some embodiments, such as in FIG. 8B, in accordance with thedetermination that the user of the electronic device 500 is notsubscribed to the subscription service that provides access to thesubscription applications, the subscription applications user interfaceincludes an element 822 that includes a plurality of icons for aplurality of subscription applications (946). In some embodiments, eachicon is an icon that appears on the home screen and is selectable toaccess the application if the application is downloaded. In someembodiments, the element is not presented if the user is subscribed tothe subscription service.

The above-described manner of presenting an element that includes aplurality of icons for a plurality of subscription applications allowsthe electronic device to communicate to the user which applications areincluded in the subscription, which simplifies the interaction betweenthe user and the electronic device and enhances the operability of theelectronic device and makes the user-device interface more efficient(e.g., by reducing the number of inputs needed to browse the pluralityof subscription applications), which additionally reduces power usageand improves battery life of the electronic device by enabling the userto use the electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

In some embodiments, in accordance with the determination that the userof the electronic device is not subscribed to the subscription servicethat provides access to the subscription applications, the subscriptionapplications user interface includes a visual representation of afeatured subscription application that is selectable to display, on thedisplay, a user interface specific to the featured subscriptionapplication (948). The user interface specific to the featuredsubscription application optionally includes one or more selectableoptions that are selectable to initiate the process to subscribe to thesubscription service. In some embodiments, the subscription applicationuser interface includes the visual representation of a featuredapplication when the user is subscribed to the subscription service, butthe user interface specific to the feature application includes one ormore selectable options to access the application but does not includethe selectable options to subscribe to the subscription service.

The above-described manner of presenting a visual representation of afeatured subscription application allows the electronic device toprovide additional information about the featured application, whichsimplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic deviceand enhances the operability of the electronic device and makes theuser-device interface more efficient (e.g., by enabling the user toaccess information about the subscription application without firstsubscribing to the subscription service), which additionally reducespower usage and improves battery life of the electronic device byenabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly andefficiently, such as by reducing the need for the user to enter inputsto subscribe to the subscription service before viewing the userinterface specific to the featured subscription application.

In some embodiments, such as in FIG. 8F, in accordance with thedetermination that the user of the electronic device 500 is notsubscribed to the subscription service that provides access to thesubscription applications, the subscription applications user interfaceincludes a section that includes a horizontally scrollable plurality oficons 634 a-634 d of subscription applications (950). In someembodiments, the icons are selectable to view a user interface specificto the respective subscription application represented by the selectedicon. In some embodiments, the icons are not selectable and are merelyfor the purpose of illustrating which applications are included in thesubscription service.

The above-described manner of presenting the horizontally scrollableplurality of icons of subscription applications allows the electronicdevice to present to the user to plurality of icons of subscriptionapplications in a format that requires fewer vertical scrolling inputsto traverse compared to a static array of icons, which simplifies theinteraction between the user and the electronic device and enhances theoperability of the electronic device and makes the user-device interfacemore efficient (e.g., by reducing the number of inputs needed to viewother sections of the subscription application user interface), whichadditionally reduces power usage and improves battery life of theelectronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device morequickly and efficiently.

In some embodiments, such as in FIG. 8F, in accordance with thedetermination that the user of the electronic device 500 is notsubscribed to the subscription service that provides access to thesubscription applications, the subscription applications user interfaceincludes a section 832 that includes information about accessing thesubscription applications from a plurality of electronic devices ofdifferent types (952). In some embodiments, the section includes imagesof the electronic devices (e.g., smartphones, media players, tablets,personal computers, set-top box units, etc.) that are able to access thesubscription service. In some embodiments, the information includes textdescribing which electronic devices are able to access the subscriptionservice. The information about the plurality of electronic devices ofdifferent types is optionally not presented in the subscriptionapplication user interface if the user is subscribed to the subscriptionservice.

The above-described manner of presenting information about the pluralityof electronic devices of different types allows the electronic device toinform the user which electronic devices are able to access thesubscription service within a user interface that includes a selectableoption to subscribe to the subscription service, which simplifies theinteraction between the user and the electronic device and enhances theoperability of the electronic device and makes the user-device interfacemore efficient (e.g., by reducing the number of inputs needed tonavigate between a user interface including the selectable option and auser interface including the information about the plurality ofelectronic devices of different types), which additionally reduces powerusage and improves battery life of the electronic device by enabling theuser to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

In some embodiments, such as in FIG. 8F, in accordance with thedetermination that the user of the electronic device 500 is notsubscribed to the subscription service that provides access to thesubscription applications, the subscription applications user interfaceincludes a section that includes a horizontally scrollable plurality oficons 634 a-634 d for recommended subscription applications (954). Therecommended subscription applications are optionally presented based onan application usage history of the user. In some embodiments, thesection is included in the subscription application user interface whenthe user is subscribed to the subscription service. In some embodiments,the section is not included when the user is subscribed to thesubscription service.

The above-described manner of presenting the horizontally scrollableplurality of icons for recommended subscription applications allows theelectronic device to enable the user to view the recommendedapplications with fewer user inputs when browsing applications, whichsimplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic deviceand enhances the operability of the electronic device and makes theuser-device interface more efficient (e.g., by reducing the number ofinputs needed to locate applications that the user is most likely to beinterested in) which additionally reduces power usage and improvesbattery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use theelectronic device more quickly and efficiently.

In some embodiments, such as in FIG. 8I, in accordance with thedetermination that the user of the electronic device 500 is notsubscribed to the subscription service that provides access to thesubscription applications, the subscription applications user interfaceincludes a section that includes a horizontally scrollable plurality ofrepresentations 842 a-842 b of editorial collections of subscriptionapplications (956). In some embodiments, the section includescollections of a plurality of subscription applications that are curatedand/or have a shared theme (e.g., type of application, publisher, etc.).In some embodiments, the horizontally scrollable plurality ofrepresentations of editorial collections is presented when the user issubscribed to the subscription service. In some embodiments, thehorizontally scrollable plurality of representations of editorialcollections is not presented when the user is subscribed to thesubscription service.

The above-described manner of presenting the horizontally scrollableplurality of representations of editorial collections allows theelectronic device to enable the user to scroll horizontally to browsethe editorial collection and scroll vertically to view a differentsection of the user interface which simplifies the interaction betweenthe user and the electronic device and enhances the operability of theelectronic device and makes the user-device interface more efficient(e.g., by reducing the number of inputs needed to traverse thehorizontally scrollable plurality of representations if desired), whichadditionally reduces power usage and improves battery life of theelectronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device morequickly and efficiently.

In some embodiments, such as in FIG. 8Z, in accordance with thedetermination that the user of the electronic device 500 is subscribedto the subscription service that provides access to the subscriptionapplications, the subscription applications user interface includes asection that includes a plurality of selectable options 870 a-870 f thatare selectable to display respective categories of subscriptionapplications (958). In some embodiments, the section includes aplurality of selectable options for each of a plurality of categories,such as Action and Adventure, AR Games, Racing and Sports, Role Playing,Simulation, and Strategy. In response to detecting selection of one ofthe categories, the electronic device optionally presents a plurality ofrepresentations of subscription application belonging to the selectedcategory. In some embodiments, the categories are presented in thesubscription game user interface when the user is not subscribed to thesubscription service. In some embodiments, the categories are notpresented in the subscription game user interface when the user is notsubscribed to the subscription service.

The above-described manner of presenting a plurality of selectableoptions that are selectable to display respective categories ofsubscription applications allows the electronic device to present theuser with a subset of applications the user is interested in viewing,which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronicdevice and enhances the operability of the electronic device and makesthe user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by reducing the numberof inputs needed to browse applications of a given category), whichadditionally reduces power usage and improves battery life of theelectronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device morequickly and efficiently.

In some embodiments, such as in FIGS. 8V-8W, in accordance with thedetermination that the user of the electronic device 500 is subscribedto the subscription service that provides access to the subscriptionapplications, the subscription applications user interface includes(960): a section that includes one or more representations 862 a and 862b of one or more stories related to subscription applications, the oneor more representations of the one or more stories selectable to displaythe respective stories on the display (962). In some embodiments, theone or more representations 862 a or 826 b of the one or more storiesare displayed overlaid over a background 864 a, and a visualcharacteristic of the background updates based on which representationof the one or more representations of the one or more stories has acurrent focus (964). In some embodiments, the section includes textand/or an image representing the stories. The stories optionally includetext and/or images related to subscription applications. In someembodiments, rather than including content to encourage the user tosubscribe to the subscription service, the stories include content tocommunicate to the user which applications are available to the userthrough the subscription service. In some embodiments, the backgroundhas a color that is selected to complement, contrast, or match the colorof the representation of the story that has the current focus. In someembodiments, the electronic device presents the representation of astory that has the current focus in full and presents the otherrepresentations of stories in part. In some embodiments, representationsof stories also appear in other user interfaces of the application storeapplication, such as a user interface for subscription andnon-subscription applications. The stories shown in the other userinterfaces are optionally about subscription and non-subscriptionapplications, whereas the stories shown in the subscription applicationuser interface are optionally related to subscription applications.

In some embodiments, the representations of stories are not presented inthe subscription application user interface when the user is notsubscribed to the subscription service. The above-described manner ofpresenting a section including one or more representations of storiesrelated to subscription applications allows the electronic device topresent content to the user that is related to subscription applicationswhile the user is viewing the subscription applications user interface,which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronicdevice and enhances the operability of the electronic device and makesthe user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by reducing the numberof inputs needed to navigate between a user interface for viewingstories related to subscription applications and a user interface withother information about the subscription applications), whichadditionally reduces power usage and improves battery life of theelectronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device morequickly and efficiently.

In some embodiments, such as in FIG. 8V, in accordance with thedetermination that the user of the electronic device 500 is subscribedto the subscription service that provides access to the subscriptionapplications (966): in accordance with a determination that the user ofthe electronic device uses a first set of subscription applications, theone or more stories include a first set of stories 862 a-862 b but not asecond set of stories (968). In some embodiments, the first set ofstories includes stories related to the first set of subscriptionapplications or related to subscription applications that are similar tothe first set of subscription applications. In some embodiments, inaccordance with a determination that the user of the electronic device500 uses a second set of subscription applications, the one or morestories include the second set of stories but not the first set ofstories 862 a-862 b (970). In some embodiments, the second set ofstories includes stories related to the second set of subscriptionapplications or related to subscription applications that are similar tothe second set of subscription applications. In some embodiments, therepresentations of stories are not presented when the user is notsubscribed to the subscription service because the user is not able toaccess subscription applications if they are not subscribed to thesubscription service.

The above-described manner of presenting representations of storiesbased on the subscription applications that are used by the electronicdevice allows the electronic device to make it easier for the user toaccess stories the user is likely to be interested in, which simplifiesthe interaction between the user and the electronic device and enhancesthe operability of the electronic device and makes the user-deviceinterface more efficient (e.g., by reducing the number of inputs neededto locate stories the user is interested in), which additionally reducespower usage and improves battery life of the electronic device byenabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly andefficiently.

In some embodiments, such as in FIGS. 8V-8W, in accordance with thedetermination that the user of the electronic device 500 is subscribedto the subscription service that provides access to the subscriptionapplications (972): in accordance with a determination that the user ofthe electronic device 500 satisfies a first set of progression criteriathrough one or more subscription applications, the one or more storiesinclude a first set of stories but not a second set of stories (974). Insome embodiments, the first set of progression criteria includescriteria that are satisfied when the user has played one or morespecific levels of a game, interacted with the one or more subscriptionapplications for a predetermined duration of time, viewed one or morespecific user interfaces of the subscription applications, utilized oneor more specific features of the subscription applications, etc. In someembodiments, the first set of stories are related to the first set ofprogression criteria that are met. In some embodiments, in accordancewith a determination that the user of the electronic device satisfies asecond set of progression criteria, different than the first set ofprogression criteria, through the one or more subscription applications,the one or more stories include the second set of stories but not thefirst set of stories (976). For example, the user has reached a higherlevel in Game A than in Game B. Thus, the story 862 a related to Game Ais related to a higher level of progression as shown in FIG. 8V and thestory 862 b related to Game B is related to a lower level ofprogression, as shown in FIG. 8W. In some embodiments, the second set ofstories are related to the second set of progression criteria that aremet. In some embodiments, the representations of stories are notpresented when the user is not subscribed to the subscription servicebecause the user is not able to access subscription applications if theyare not subscribed to the subscription service.

The above-described manner of presenting representations of storiesbased on which progression criteria are met allows the electronic deviceto make it easier for the user to access stories the user is likely tobe interested in, which simplifies the interaction between the user andthe electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronicdevice and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., byreducing the number of inputs needed to access stories that areinteresting to the user), which additionally reduces power usage andimproves battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user touse the electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

In some embodiments, such as in FIG. 8V, the background 864 a comprisesa modified version of the representation 862 a of the one or morerepresentations of the one or more stories that has the current focus(978). In some embodiments, the representation that has the currentfocus comprises an image and the background includes a blurred and/orscaled and/or rotated version of the image.

The above-described manner of presenting the representation of the storyon a background that comprises a modified version of the representationallows the electronic device to indicate to the use which representationhas the current focus, which simplifies the interaction between the userand the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronicdevice and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., byshowing which representation has the current focus without changing theinput focus), which additionally reduces power usage and improvesbattery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use theelectronic device more quickly and efficiently.

In some embodiments, such as in FIG. 6V, the one or more representations862 a of the one or more stories are displayed with respective text thatis also overlaid over the background 864 a (980). The text optionallydescribes the one or more stories. For example, if the stories arerelated to applications that were recently added to the subscriptionservice, the text is along the lines of “Newly Added,” “Just Added,”“New this Week,” etc. In some embodiments, a visual characteristic ofthe text updates based on which representation of the one or morerepresentations of the one or more stories has the current focus (982).In some embodiments, the color of the text changes depending on thecolor of the background that the story representations are overlaid on.In some embodiments, the color of the background is based on the one ormore colors included in the representation that has the current focus.

The above-described manner of modifying a visual characteristic of thetext based on the representation that has the current focus allows theelectronic device to render the text in a way that is legible, whichsimplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic deviceand enhances the operability of the electronic device and makes theuser-device interface more efficient (e.g., by enabling the user to readthe text without changing which representation has the current focus),which additionally reduces power usage and improves battery life of theelectronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device morequickly and efficiently, such as by reducing the number of inputs neededto view the text.

In some embodiments, the electronic device 500 receives (984), via theone or more input devices, an input corresponding to a request to scrollpast a last section of the subscription applications user interface,such as movement of contact 803 in FIG. 8K. In some embodiments, theuser interface reaches the bottom and the user requests to continuescrolling down. In some embodiments, the request to scroll comprisesselection and dragging of the user interface (e.g., with a touch screenor other touch-sensitive device, with a mouse or trackpad, etc.). Insome embodiments, in response to receiving the input corresponding tothe request to scroll past the last section of the subscriptionapplications user interface (986): the electronic device 500 reveals(988), underneath the last section of the subscription applications userinterface, a plurality of icons 844 of a plurality of subscriptionapplications available via the subscription service, as shown in FIG.8L. In some embodiments, the user interface is overlaid on a pluralityof representations of subscription applications. In some embodiments,the user is able to scroll the user interface past the last section ofthe user interface to reveal additional icons. In response to detectingthat the user released the scrolling input (e.g., liftoff of a touch ona touch sensitive surface or release of a mouse button) the userinterface snaps back into the last position of the user interface. Insome embodiments, the plurality of icons are animated to move in thebackground of the user interface. In some embodiments, the userinterface does not scroll past the last point in the user interface anda fixed number of icons are presented at the end of the user interface.The plurality of icons are optionally included underneath the lastsection of the subscription application user interface regardless ofwhether the user is subscribed or is not subscribed to the subscriptionservice.

The above-described manner of revealing the plurality of icons allowsthe electronic device to present additional icons, which simplifies theinteraction between the user and the electronic device and enhances theoperability of the electronic device and makes the user-device interfacemore efficient (e.g., by enabling the user to browse the icons withoutnavigating to different parts of the user interface that include theicons), which additionally reduces power usage and improves battery lifeof the electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronicdevice more quickly and efficiently.

In some embodiments, such as in FIG. 8L, revealing the plurality oficons 844 of the plurality of subscription applications available viathe subscription service includes revealing, underneath the last sectionof the subscription applications user interface, a selectable option 846for displaying a user interface that includes information about all ofthe subscription applications available via the subscription service(990). In some embodiments, the selectable option is presented below theplurality of icons and is presented even if the user is not scrollingpast the end location of the subscription application user interface. Inresponse to detecting selection of the option, the electronic deviceoptionally presents representations of all of the subscriptionapplications.

The above-described manner of presenting the option for displayinginformation about all of the subscription applications allows theelectronic device to present information that includes information aboutone or more of the icons visible to the user at the end of the userinterface, which simplifies the interaction between the user and theelectronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic deviceand makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by reducingthe inputs needed to locate information about all of the applications),which additionally reduces power usage and improves battery life of theelectronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device morequickly and efficiently.

In some embodiments, such as in FIG. 8Z, the electronic device 500receives (992), via the one or more input devices, an input selecting(e.g., with contact 803) the selectable option 846 for displaying theuser interface that includes information about all of the subscriptionapplications available via the subscription service, such as the userinterface illustrated in FIG. 8AA. In some embodiments, in response toreceiving the input selecting the selectable option 846 (994): theelectronic device ceases (996) display of the subscription applicationsuser interface and displays (998), on the display, the user interfacethat includes the information about all of the subscription applicationsavailable via the subscription service, including selectable options forinitiating a process to subscribe to the subscription service. Forexample, the electronic device 500 presents the user interfaceillustrated in FIG. 8AA that includes selectable options for subscribingto the subscription service instead of selectable options 816 d foraccessing a respective application. In some embodiments, the informationabout all of the subscription applications includes, for eachapplication, an image of the application, the application icon, thetitle of the application, a short description of the application, and aselectable option for subscribing to the subscription service if theuser is not yet subscribed to the subscription service. If the user issubscribed to the subscription service, the user interface optionallyincludes a selectable option for each application that, when selected,causes the electronic device to present a product page user interfacethat is specific to the respective application.

The above-described manner of presenting selectable options to subscribeto the subscription service while presenting the representations of allof the subscription applications allows the electronic device to enablethe user to access the subscription applications while browsing theavailable subscription applications, which simplifies the interactionbetween the user and the electronic device and enhances the operabilityof the electronic device and makes the user-device interface moreefficient (e.g., by reducing the number of inputs needed to navigatebetween the user interface including information about all of thesubscription applications and a user interface with an option tosubscribe to the subscription service), which additionally reduces powerusage and improves battery life of the electronic device by enabling theuser to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

In some embodiments, in accordance with a determination that arespective application is a subscription application, an icon for therespective application is displayed with a visual indication indicatingthat the respective application is a subscription application in theapplication store (998-2). In some embodiments, a subscription icon ortext/visual indication is presented proximate to the icon representingthe subscription application when the icon is presented in theapplication store application. In some embodiments, in accordance with adetermination that the respective application is a non-subscriptionapplication, the icon for the respective application is displayedwithout the visual indication in the application store (998-4). Forexample, the icons of subscription applications are visually associatedwith a visual indication (e.g., logo, text, etc.) of the subscriptionservice and non-subscription application icons are presented without thesubscription service icon.

The above-described manner of presenting an indication of thesubscription service with the icons of subscription applications allowsthe electronic device to communicate to the user which applications areaccessible via the subscription without the user selecting the icon toview more information about the applications, which simplifies theinteraction between the user and the electronic device and enhances theoperability of the electronic device and makes the user-device interfacemore efficient (e.g., by reducing the number of inputs needed tonavigate between a user interface of the application store that includesthe icon and a user interface that indicates whether or not theapplication is included in the subscription service), which additionallyreduces power usage and improves battery life of the electronic deviceby enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly andefficiently.

In some embodiments, such as in FIG. 8O, in accordance with thedetermination that the respective application is a subscriptionapplication (998-6): the electronic device 500 displays (998-8) the icon454 for the respective application on a home screen of the electronicdevice without displaying the visual indication with the icon for therespective application (e.g., once the user downloads the subscriptionapplication, an icon that is selectable to access the subscriptionapplication is presented in a home screen user interface of theelectronic device that includes icons that are selectable to open otherapplications. In some embodiments, the subscription application icons onthe home screen are presented without the visual indication that theapplication is a subscription application. In some embodiments, theelectronic device presents the subscription application icons on thehome screen with the visual indication that the applications aresubscription applications.

The above-described manner of forgoing presenting the subscriptionservice icon on the home screen allows the electronic device to conservedisplay area on the home screen, which simplifies the interactionbetween the user and the electronic device and enhances the operabilityof the electronic device and makes the user-device interface moreefficient (e.g., by enabling the home screen to present additional iconsat once, which reduces the number of inputs needed to browse the iconson the home screen), which additionally reduces power usage and improvesbattery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use theelectronic device more quickly and efficiently.

It should be understood that the particular order in which theoperations in FIGS. 9A-9J have been described is merely exemplary and isnot intended to indicate that the described order is the only order inwhich the operations could be performed. One of ordinary skill in theart would recognize various ways to reorder the operations describedherein. Additionally, it should be noted that details of other processesdescribed herein with respect to other methods described herein (e.g.,methods 700, 1100, 1300, 1500, 1700, and 1900) are also applicable in ananalogous manner to method 900 described above with respect to FIGS.9A-9J. For example, the operation of the electronic device to present auser interface related to subscription applications described above withreference to method 900 optionally has one or more of thecharacteristics of the presentation of user interfaces of an applicationstore that are specific to respective applications, user interfaces ofan application store for accessing a respective category ofapplications, visual indications of the number of available updates,user interfaces of an electronic device for launching and removing arespective application, user interfaces of a generic application storeand a dedicated application store for a respective category ofapplications, notifications of the completion of a download, etc.,described herein with reference to other methods described herein (e.g.,methods 700, 1100, 1300, 1500, 1700, and 1900). For brevity, thesedetails are not repeated here.

The operations in the information processing methods described aboveare, optionally, implemented by running one or more functional modulesin an information processing apparatus such as general purposeprocessors (e.g., a as described with respect to FIGS. 1A-1B, 3, 5A-5J)or application specific chips. Further, the operations described abovewith reference to FIGS. 9A-9J are, optionally, implemented by componentsdepicted in FIGS. 1A-1B. For example, displaying operations 902, 904,908, 910, 912, 936, 970, 944, 948, 958, 962, 964, 980, 990, 992, 996,998, 998-2, 998-4, and 998-8, receiving operations 905, 906, 928, 930,984, 986, 992, and 994, and initiating operations 918, 924, 926, 936,940, 944, and 998, are, optionally, implemented by event sorter 170,event recognizer 180, and event handler 190. When a respectivepredefined event or sub-event is detected, event recognizer 180activates an event handler 190 associated with the detection of theevent or sub-event. Event handler 190 optionally utilizes or calls dataupdater 176 or object updater 177 to update the application internalstate 192. In some embodiments, event handler 190 accesses a respectiveGUI updater 178 to update what is displayed by the application.Similarly, it would be clear to a person having ordinary skill in theart how other processes can be implemented based on the componentsdepicted in FIGS. 1A-1B.

Accessing Subscription Applications

Users interact with electronic devices in many different manners. Insome embodiments, applications are installed onto the electronicdevices. In some embodiments, the applications serve any number ofpurposes from accessing content to receiving information to playinggames. In some embodiments, the applications installed onto theelectronic devices can be included with the electronic device, purchasedand installed onto the electronic device by the user, or can be “rented”or “leased” by the user. In some embodiments, these rented or leasedapplications can be referred to as subscription applications such thataccess to the application is granted via a subscription model. Theembodiments described below provide ways in which an electronic deviceaccesses subscription and non-subscription applications, thus enhancingthe user's interactions with the electronic device. Enhancinginteractions with a device reduces the amount of time needed by a userto perform operations, and thus reduces the power usage of the deviceand increases battery life for battery-powered devices. It is understoodthat people use devices. When a person uses a device, that person isoptionally referred to as a user of the device.

FIGS. 10A-10CC illustrate exemplary ways in which an electronic deviceaccesses subscription and non-subscription applications. The embodimentsin these figures are used to illustrate the processes described belowwith reference to FIGS. 11A-11G.

FIGS. 10A-10CC illustrate operation of electronic device 500 foraccessing subscription and non-subscription applications. FIG. 10Aillustrates an exemplary device 500 that includes touch screen 504. Asshown in FIG. 10A, the electronic device 500 presents a home screen userinterface 1000. In some embodiments, home screen user interface 1000 isan application launching user interface. For example, home screen userinterface 1000 includes multiple selectable options that when selectedcauses the electronic device 500 to launch or otherwise presentapplications. In some embodiments, home screen user interface 1000includes multiple pages or tabs and includes all launchable applicationsthat have been installed onto electronic device 500. In someembodiments, home screen user interface 1000 includes a subset of theapplications that are installed and launchable on electronic device 500.In some embodiments, home screen user interface 1000 includes anapplication store icon 452 for launching an application storeapplication. In some embodiments, the application store application isan application in which the user can browse for and purchaseapplications (e.g., include games, services, or other content) todownload and install onto electronic device 500. In some embodiments,the application store includes both subscription and non-subscriptionapplications for the user to purchase access, download, and/or install.

In FIG. 10B, a user input 1003 is detected on touch screen 504 selectingapplication store icon 452. In some embodiments, user input 1003 is atap input on the touch screen 504. In some embodiments, in response touser input 1003 selecting application store icon 452, electronic device500 launches or otherwise displays the application store application, asshown in FIG. 10C. In some embodiments, the application storeapplication displays user interface 1010 of the application storeapplication. In some embodiments, user interface 1010 is a landing page(e.g., the initial page, tab, or user interface displayed when theapplication store application is first launched) in which certainfeatured items or content is displayed or otherwise suggested to theuser. In some embodiments, if the application store application isalready running in the background (for example, in an inactive state),then the application store application displays the user interface thatwas previously displayed when the application store application enteredin the inactive state.

In some embodiments, user interface 1010 displays current items whichare featured or recommended to the user. In some embodiments, userinterface 1010 is updated daily with new items. In some embodiments,user interface 1010 includes the current date of the electronic deviceand a profile icon. In some embodiments, selecting the profile icondisplays a user interface in which the user can view or change usersettings, as is described in more detail with respect to FIGS. 12A-12D.In some embodiments, user interface 1010 includes multiple card elementspromoting content that are accessible from the application storeapplication (e.g., cards 1014-1 to 1014-3 promoting content 1015-1 to1015-4, respectively). In some embodiments, arcade card 1014-1 promotesthe arcade subscription service in which users can gain access tomultiple arcade games via a single periodic subscription to the arcadesubscription service. In some embodiments, the arcade applications aresubscription-based applications. For example, a subscription to thearcade subscription service is required to access the arcadeapplications. In some embodiments, the arcade applications areinteractive games. In some embodiments, arcade card 1014-1 displays aphoto or video representing the arcade subscription service. In someembodiments, arcade card 1014-1 includes a text label describing thearcade applications and/or the arcade subscription service. In someembodiments, arcade card 1014-1 includes selectable option 1016-1 (e.g.,a button or affordance labeled “Try it Free”) that is selectable toinitiate a process for subscribing to the arcade subscription service.In some embodiments, a user input selecting arcade card 1014-1 itself(e.g., as opposed to the selectable option), causes display of a userinterface with more information about the arcade subscription service(e.g., displays a user interface with more information about the contentpromoted in the card).

In some embodiments, user interface 1010 includes game card 1014-2(e.g., a “game of the day” card) promoting one or more games that havebeen selected to be promoted for the day and apps card 1014-3 (e.g., an“apps of the day” card) promoting one or more applications that havebeen selected to be promoted for the day. In some embodiments, game card1014-2 promotes game 1015-2. In some embodiments, game card 1014-2includes an icon representative of game 1015-2 (e.g., the game's logo),the name of game 1015-2 and/or a description of game 1015-2. In someembodiments, game card 1014-2 includes selectable option 1016-2 (e.g., abutton or affordance labeled “Get”), selection of which initiates aprocess for acquiring, downloading, and/or installing game 1015-2 ontoelectronic device 500. In some embodiments, selection of game card1014-2 causes display of a user interface specific to game 1015-2. Insome embodiments, apps card 1014-3 promotes application 1015-3 andapplication 1015-4. Similarly to games card 1014-2, each application inapps card 1015-3 includes an icon representative of the application, thename of the application, and/or a description of the application. Asshown in FIG. 10C, some applications and games are free, in which casethe selectable option optionally is labeled “Get” (e.g., selectableoption 1016-3) while some applications are purchasable for a fee, inwhich case the selectable option optionally lists the price of theapplication (e.g., $4.99, $2.99, etc.) (e.g., selectable option 1016-4).For example, application 1015-4 (e.g., Application E) can be acquiredwith a payment of $4.99, so selectable option 1016-4 displays $4.99, theprice to acquire or otherwise access application 1015-4. In someembodiments, selection of selectable option 1016-4 initiates a processfor purchasing application 1015-4.

In some embodiments, the application store application includesnavigation bar 1012. In some embodiments, navigation bar 1012 includesmultiple selectable options, selection of which causes display of adifferent page or user interface in the application store application.For example, navigation bar 1012 includes selectable option 1013-1(e.g., for the “Today” page), which displays the initial splash page ofthe application store application, selectable option 1013-2 (e.g., forthe “Games” page), which displays a user interface dedicated to games,selectable option 1013-3 (e.g., for the “Apps” page), which displays auser interface dedicated to applications, selectable option 1013-4(e.g., for the “Arcade” page), which displays a user interface dedicatedto arcade games (e.g., subscription applications and/or games), and/orselectable option 1013-5 (e.g., for the “Search” page), which displays auser interface for searching for content within the application storeapplication. It is understood that the selectable options can be in anyorder and is not limited to those displayed in FIG. 10C. In FIG. 10C,user input 1003 selects selectable option 1013-2 (e.g., for the “Games”page). In response, electronic device 500 displays user interface 1020of the application store application dedicated to browsing andpurchasing “games”, as shown in FIG. 10D.

In some embodiments, similarly to user interface 1010, user interface1020 include multiple cards for items that can be acquired, purchased,or otherwise accessed from the application store application (e.g.,cards 1024-1 to 1024-4 for items 1025-1 to 1025-4). In some embodiments,the cards can be different sizes. For example, card 1024-1 is a largersize with a larger icon representing game 1025-1, while cards 1024-2 to1024-4 are smaller sized cards with a smaller icon representing games1025-2 to 1025-4. In some embodiments, card 1024-1 includes a title, adescription, a large icon of game 1025-1 and selectable option 1026-1for acquiring or otherwise accessing game 1025-1. In some embodiments,the icon can be a still image, an animation, a movie, a trailer, or anyother suitable media. In some embodiments, cards 1024-2 to 1024-4 aresmaller cards and similarly include the game title, an icon, and adescription, and selectable options 1026-2 to 1026-4 for acquiring oraccessing the respective game (e.g., games 1025-2 to 1025-4). In someembodiments, as described above, some of the games are free and can beacquired or accessed without payment (e.g., game 1025-2), in which casethe selectable option optionally is labeled “Get”. In some embodiments,some of the games are paid games and requirement payment to acquire orotherwise access (e.g., games 1025-3 and 1025-4), in which case theselectable option is labeled with the price of the game. For example,game 1025-3 costs $4.99, so selectable option 1026-3 is labeled “$4.99”and game 1025-4 costs $2.99 to acquire, so selectable option 1026-4 islabeled “$2.99”.

As shown in FIG. 10D, user input 1003 is detected on selectable option1026-3 for purchasing game 1025-3 for $4.99. In some embodiments, inresponse to receiving user input 1003 indicating a desire to purchasegame 1025-3, a purchase confirmation card is displayed, as shown in FIG.10E. In some embodiments, purchase confirmation card 1004 is displayedover the user interface that induced display of the purchaseconfirmation card (e.g., user interface 1020). In some embodiments, theuser interface beneath the purchase confirmation card is tinted orotherwise greyed out. In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 10E,purchase confirmation card 1004 is displayed in the lower half of touchscreen 504 and includes information regarding the item that is beingpurchased (e.g., game 1025-3). For example, purchase confirmation card1004 includes text label 1006-1 indicating that the purchase is from theapplication store application, and text label 1006-2 indicating that thepurchase is of “Game 3” (e.g., game 1025-3). In some embodiments,purchase confirmation card 1004 includes text label 1006-3 indicatingthe account that will be used to purchase the game. In some embodiments,purchase confirmation card 1004 includes text label 1006-4 indicatingthe price of the game (e.g., $4.99). In some embodiments, purchaseconfirmation card 1004 includes selectable option 1005 to cancel theprocess of purchasing the game. In some embodiments, selectingselectable option 1005 causes purchase confirmation card 1004 to bedismissed. In some embodiments, purchase confirmation card 1004 includesa description for how to confirm the purchase (e.g., double-clickingside-button 1007). In some embodiments, text label 1006-5 adjacent toside button 1007 provides a further hint of how to confirm the purchase.

In some embodiments, after the user confirms the purchase of the game,the electronic device causes authorization of the purchase. In someembodiments, after the purchase is confirmed, game 1025-3 (e.g., Game 3)is downloaded and installed onto electronic device 500. As shown in FIG.10F, when game 1025-3 is downloaded and installed onto the electronicdevice, icon 458 is placed onto home screen user interface 1010 (e.g.,application launching user interface). In some embodiments, as describedabove, selection of the icon 458 (e.g., corresponding to game 3) causeselectronic device 500 to launch game 3.

In some embodiments, the application store includes bundles ofapplications. In some embodiments, a bundle of applications is a singlepurchaseable product which includes a plurality of applications. In someembodiments, purchasing the bundle provides the user with access to allapplications within the bundle and causes downloading and installationof all applications within the bundle (e.g., effectively purchasing allthe applications within the bundle). In some embodiments, purchasing thebundle is a single transaction and the user authorizes a single paymentto purchase the bundle, which includes all the applications and/or gameswithin the bundle. In some embodiments, the applications within thebundle can be purchased separately from the bundle. A subscriptionservice optionally shares certain similar features as a bundle ofapplications insofar as a single transaction (e.g., subscribing to thesubscription service and/or payment of the periodic subscription fee)causes the user to receive access to a plurality of applications (e.g.,games). However, in contrast to a bundle of application, as a result ofthe single transaction (e.g., subscription to the subscription service),the electronic device does not download all applications which have nowreceived access as a result of the subscription. As will be discussed inmore detail below, only certain applications or no applications aredownloaded and installed as a result of the single transaction.

In FIG. 10G, user input 1003 selects selectable option 1013-4 onnavigation bar 1012 corresponding to the “Arcade” page. In response,electronic device 500 displays user interface 1030 dedicated to browsingand purchasing “arcade” applications (e.g., arcade subscription games),as shown in FIG. 10H. In some embodiments, user interface 1030 includesa scrollable page associated with the arcade subscription service (e.g.,top/down scroll). In some embodiments, electronic device 500 displays aninitial portion of user interface 1030 (e.g., scrolled to the top of thepage). In some embodiments, the initial portion is different dependingon whether the user is subscribed to the arcade subscription service.For example, FIG. 10H displays one exemplary embodiment of userinterface 1030 when the user does not have a subscription to thesubscription service. In some embodiments, user interface 1030 includesa photo, video, or other media 1032 representing or promoting the arcadesubscription service. In some embodiments, user interface 1030 includestext label 1034 describing the arcade applications and/or the arcadesubscription service. In some embodiments, user interface 1030 includesselectable option 1039 (e.g., button or affordance labeled “Try itFree”) that is selectable to initiate a process for subscribing to thearcade subscription service (e.g., or initiating a free trial to thesubscription service). In some embodiments, user interface 1030 isscrollable to display more information, content, and/or subscriptiongames that are included in the arcade subscription service, as describedabove with respect to FIGS. 6 and 8. For example, FIG. 10I displays userinterface 1030 scrolled downwards to display card 1038 (e.g.,corresponding to Game A). In some embodiments, card 1038 includes animage of Game A, an icon for Game A (e.g., a logo), the title, anindicator that the game is an arcade subscription application, and/or aselectable option (e.g., a button or affordance labeled “Try it”) whichis selectable to initiate a process for subscribing to the arcadesubscription service (e.g., or initiating a free trial to thesubscription service), as further described below with respect to FIG.10K.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 10I, user input 1003 is detectedselecting the card 1038 (e.g., as opposed to selecting selectable option1039). In response to user input 1003, the electronic device 500displays user interface 1040, as shown in FIG. 10J. In some embodiments,user interface 1040 is a dedicated page for game A (e.g., product page,canonical page, etc.). In some embodiments, user interface 1040 includesa graphic 1042 (e.g., still image, video, animation, etc.) of the game,an icon of the game, the title of the game, a description of the game,and/or selectable option 1044 (e.g., a button or affordance labeled “Tryit Free”) which is selectable to initiate a process for subscribing tothe arcade subscription service (e.g., or initiating a free trial to thesubscription service). In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 10J, userinput 1003 selects selectable option 1044 indicating a request tosubscribe to the arcade subscription service (e.g., or to begin the freetrial of the arcade subscription service) or otherwise indicating theuser's request to access game A. In some embodiments, because Game A isan arcade subscription game in which access is granted only if the userhas a subscription to the arcade subscription service, accessing game Arequires that the user have a subscription to the arcade subscriptionservice. In some embodiments, if the user does not yet have asubscription to the subscription service, then selectable option 1044reads “Try it Free”, selection of which initiates a process forbeginning a free trial of the subscription service.

In some embodiments, in response to user input 1003 selecting selectableoption 1044 (e.g., to begin the free trial of the arcade subscriptionsservice), subscription information user interface 1050 is displayed, asshown in FIG. 10K. In some embodiments, subscription information userinterface 1050 is displayed whenever the user requests to subscribe tothe subscription service (e.g., or start a free trial) from a page thatdoes not include certain information that is included in thesubscription information page. For example, subscription informationuser interface 1050 includes pricing information (e.g., “only $6.99 permonth”) and that the user can cancel his or her subscription at any time(e.g., “cancel anytime”). In some embodiments, because user interface1040 (e.g., game A product page) did not include the subscriptionservice pricing information or that the user can cancel anytime,subscription information user interface 1050 is displayed to inform theuser of this information. In some embodiments, if user interface 1050did include this information (e.g., pricing and that the user can cancelat any time), then subscription information user interface 1050 isoptionally not displayed and is skipped (e.g., purchase confirmationcard 1004 is displayed to confirm the purchase, as shown in FIG. 10L).

In some embodiments, subscription information user interface 1050includes a grid 1052 of icons (e.g., logos or other representations) ofgames that are included in the arcade subscription service. In someembodiments, if subscription information user interface 1050 was reachedfrom a particular game's product page (e.g., user interface 1040corresponding to the game A product page), then the grid 1052 includesan enlarged icon of the particular game (e.g., game A). In someembodiments, the enlarged icon is in the center of the grid 1052 oficons. In some embodiments, subscription information user interface 1050includes a selectable option 1056 (e.g., button or representationlabeled “Subscribe Now”) to continue the process of subscribing to thesubscription service (e.g., or to begin the free trial) and selectableoption 1058 (e.g., button or representation labeled “Not Now”) to cancelthe process of subscribing to the subscription service.

In response to user input 1003 selecting selectable option 1056 tocontinue the process of subscribing to the subscription service,purchase confirmation card 1004 is displayed, as shown in FIG. 10L. Insome embodiments, purchase confirmation card 1004 for purchasing (e.g.,or for beginning the free trial) a subscription to the subscriptionservice is similar to the purchase confirmation card 1004 described withrespect to FIG. 10E. In some embodiments, purchase confirmation card1004 for the subscription service includes information that the user issubscribing to the “Arcade” subscription service (e.g., text label1006-2) and that the price is $6.99 a month (e.g., text label 1006-4).

In some embodiments, after the user confirms the purchase of thesubscription to the subscription service (e.g., or after beginning thefree trial), subscription welcome user interface 1060 is displayed, asshown in FIG. 10M. In some embodiments, subscription welcome userinterface 1060 includes a description of the subscription service. Forexample, the description of the subscription service includes notifyingthe user that the user's subscription to the subscription serviceincludes access to the subscription service on the user's otherelectronic devices (such as a smartphone, computer or laptop, set-topbox, tablet device, etc.) in which the user's has logged into with thesame user account, as is described in more detail with respect to FIG.10W-10X. In some embodiments, subscription welcome user interface 1060includes selectable option 1062 (e.g., button or representation labeled“continue”) to return to the user interface that was being displayedbefore the user began the process to subscribe to the subscriptionservice (e.g., user interface 1040 corresponding to the game A productpage). In some embodiments, subscription welcome user interface 1060includes selectable option 1064 (e.g., button or representation labeled“Set up Family Sharing”) button for setting up a family sharing feature.In some embodiments, a subscription to the arcade subscription servicecan be shared amongst members of a family group. In other words, once amember of a family group is subscribed to the subscription service andthe subscription is shared with other members of the family group, thenthe other members have access to the games and/or applications that areincluded in the subscription service. Thus, selection of selectableoption 1064 initiates a process for setting up the family sharingfeature and sharing the subscription to the other members of the familygroup.

As shown in FIG. 10N, after the user selects selectable option 1062,electronic device 500 returns to displaying user interface 1040corresponding to the game A product page. In some embodiments, after theuser subscribes to the subscription service, game A automatically beginsdownloading and installing onto electronic device 50. In someembodiments, user interface 1040 replaces selectable option 10003 withan icon 1046 of the download progress of the game. In some embodiments,icon 1046 is an animated icon. In some embodiments, a user can selecticon 1046 to stop the download of game A. In some embodiments, as shownin FIG. 10O, after the download of game A completes and installs ontoelectronic device 500, icon 1046 is replaced with a selectable option1048 (e.g., button or affordance labeled “play”). In some embodiments,selection of selectable option 1048 causes electronic device 500 tolaunch or otherwise display game A. In some embodiments, after game A isdownloaded and installed onto electronic device 500, icon 454corresponding to game A is added to home screen user interface 1000 ofthe electronic device 500 (or, in some embodiments, the applicationlaunching user interface), as shown in FIG. 10P. In some embodiments,selection of icon 454 causes electronic device 500 to launch orotherwise display game A.

In FIG. 10Q, the user returns to user interface 1030 dedicated tobrowsing and purchasing “arcade” applications (e.g., arcade subscriptiongames). In some embodiments, because the user now has a subscription tothe arcade subscription service, the initial portion of user interface1030 (e.g., scrolled to the top of the page) does not include mediapromoting the subscription service or information about the subscriptionservice. In some embodiments, instead, user interface 1030 displays afeatured game included in the arcade subscription service (e.g., gameB). In some embodiments, because the user has subscribed to thesubscription service (e.g., or began a free trial of the subscriptionservice), the user now has access to all subscription games that areincluded in the subscription service. In some embodiments, even thoughthe user now has access to all subscription games that are included inthe subscription service, the subscription games are not all downloadedonto the electronic device. In some embodiments, no subscription gameshave been downloaded onto the electronic device (e.g., if the usersubscribed to the subscription service from a user interface notspecific to a particular game). In some embodiments, only onesubscription game has been downloaded onto the electronic device (e.g.,if the user subscribed to the subscription service from the game'sproduct page or if the user selected a subscribe button from a gamecard).

As shown in FIG. 10Q, the user clicks or otherwise selects the game Bimage or description (or other element related to game B). In someembodiments, in response to the user selection, user interface 1040corresponding to a product page for game B is displayed, as shown inFIG. 10R. In some embodiments, user interface 1040 for game B (e.g.,game B product page) shares similar elements as user interface 1040 forgame A (e.g., game A product page) (e.g., as described in FIG. 10J)(e.g., with information for game B instead of game A). In someembodiments, because the user has a subscription to the arcadesubscription service, product pages display a “Get” button instead of a“Try it Free” button (e.g., selectable option 1049). In other words, insome embodiments, the user no longer needs to subscribe to the arcadesubscription service, and selection of the “get” button will begin aprocess for downloading the game, without requiring the user to proceedthrough the subscription process again.

As shown in FIG. 10R, user input 1003 is detected selecting selectableoption 1049 (e.g., button or affordance labeled “Get”) indicating theuser's request to download or otherwise access game B. In someembodiments, in response to the user input 1003 selecting selectableoption 1049, the electronic device begins download of game B. In someembodiments, in response to user input 1003 selecting selectable option1049, the electronic displays a confirmation page or card beforebeginning download of game B. In some embodiments, when downloadingbegins, selectable option 1049 is replaced with an icon 1046 of thedownload progress of the game, as shown in FIG. 10S. In someembodiments, icon 1046 is an animated icon the animated icon. In someembodiments, icon 1406 shares similar features as icon 1406 described inFIG. 10N. In some embodiments, after the download of game B completes,icon 460 for game B is added to home screen user interface 1000 (or, insome embodiments, the application launching user interface), as shown inFIG. 10T.

FIG. 10U illustrates an exemplary embodiment of user interface 1070dedicated to browsing and purchasing “arcade” applications (e.g., arcadesubscription games) scrolled downwards to display card 1072 (e.g.,corresponding to Game A). In some embodiments, card 1072 includesselectable option 1074 (e.g., a button or affordance labeled “Play”)which is selectable to launch game A, because game A has already beeninstalled on electronic device 500 (e.g., and the user has a validsubscription to the arcade subscription service), as shown in FIG. 10V.In some embodiments, because the electronic device has alreadydownloaded and installed game A onto the electronic device, selectableoption 1074 now reads “Play” (e.g., as opposed to “Try it” or “Get”)indicating to the user that the user can immediately play or otherwiselaunch the game without subscribing or downloading the game.

FIG. 10W illustrates an exemplary user interface 1030 in which the userdoes not have a subscription to the arcade subscription service. In FIG.10W, the user selects selectable option 1036 to begin the process ofsubscribing to the subscription service, similar to the processdescribed above. In some embodiments, the user has one or more otherelectronic devices, such as a laptop device 1082 and/or a tablet device1084. In some embodiments, the user has logged into laptop device 1082and/or tablet device 1084 with the same account with which the user haslogged into electronic device 500. In some embodiments, none of theelectronic devices have a subscription to the arcade subscriptionservice.

FIG. 10X illustrates an exemplary user interface 1060 in which the userhas completed the process for subscribing to the subscription serviceand now has a valid subscription to the arcade subscription service. Insome embodiments, subscribing to the subscription service on electronicdevice 500 causes the subscription to also be accessible on the user'sother electronic devices including laptop device 1082 and/or the tabletdevice 1084. In some embodiments, the subscription with the subscriptionservice is associated with the user's account and any electronic devicein which the user has logged into with the user's account and with whichthe subscriptions service is compatible, will have access to thesubscription with the subscription service. In other words, any or allof the electronic devices with which the subscription has been sharedcan download, play, or otherwise access the subscription games withinthe subscription service (e.g., in some embodiments, based on theparticular electronic device's compatibility with the particularsubscription game).

FIG. 10Y-10CC illustrate an exemplary embodiment in which a child of afamily group requests approval to subscribe to the subscription servicefrom a parent of the family group. In some embodiments, as shown in FIG.10Y, device 500 displays user interface 1050 and a user input 1003 froma child selects selectable option 1056 to begin the process forsubscribing to the subscription service (e.g., or to start a freetrial). In some embodiments, if subscription information user interface1050 was reached from a particular game's product page (e.g., userinterface 1040 corresponding to the game A product page), then the grid1052 does not include an enlarged icon of the particular game (e.g.,compared to grid 1052 described in FIG. 10K). In some embodiments, asshown in FIG. 10Z, in response to the child's selection of selectableoption 1056, pop-up 1086 is displayed confirming whether the user (e.g.,the child) wants to proceed with requesting permission from the parent.In some embodiments, selection of selectable option 1086 (e.g., buttonor affordance labeled “ask”) confirms that the user wants to askpermission from the parent.

In response to receiving the confirmation, the parent's electronicdevice is prompted with the request to approve the subscription to thearcade subscription service, as shown in FIG. 10AA. In some embodiments,popup 1090 (e.g., prompt or in some embodiments, a notification)includes selectable option 1094 (e.g., button or affordance labeled “notnow”) and selectable option 1092 (e.g., button or affordance labeled“review”). In some embodiments, selection of selectable option 1094causes rejection of the request. In some embodiments, selection ofselectable option 1092 causes display of subscription approval userinterface 1096 to providing more information about the subscriptionservice, as shown in FIG. 10BB. For example, subscription approval userinterface 1096 includes description 1098 including pricing informationand the fact that the subscription can be cancelled at any time. In someembodiments, subscription approval user interface 1096 includesselectable option 1097 (e.g., button or affordance labeled “decline”)and selectable option 1096 (e.g., button or affordance labeled“approve”). In some embodiments, selection of selectable option 1097rejects the request to subscribe to the subscription service andselection of selectable option 1096 approves the request and causesdisplay of purchase confirmation card 1004 on the parent's electronicdevice. In some embodiments, when the parent confirms the purchase, asubscription to the subscription service is granted to the child user.In some embodiments, granting the subscription to the child optionallygrants the parent with a subscription as well. In some embodiments, iffamily sharing is enabled, all members of the family sharing group isalso granted the subscription to the subscription service. It isunderstood that although the request-and-approve process discussed aboveis discussed with respect to a child requesting access from a parent,the above-described request-and-approve process is not limited tofamilies and can be performed between members of any group (e.g.,between a member of a group of users and an administrator of the groupof users).

FIGS. 11A-11G are flow diagrams illustrating a method 1100 of providingways to access subscription and non-subscription applications inaccordance with some embodiments. The method 1100 is optionallyperformed at an electronic device such as device 100, device 300, device500, device 501, device 510, device 591, and device 480 as describedabove with reference to FIGS. 1A-1B, 2-3, 4A-4B and 5A-5K. Someoperations in method 1100 are, optionally combined and/or order of someoperations is, optionally, changed.

As described below, the method 1100 provides ways to access subscriptionand non-subscription applications. The method reduces the cognitiveburden on a user when interacting with a user interface of the device ofthe disclosure, thereby creating a more efficient human-machineinterface. For battery-operated electronic devices, increasing theefficiency of the user's interaction with the user interface conservespower and increases the time between battery charges.

In some embodiments, an electronic device (e.g., electronic device 500,a mobile device (e.g., a tablet, a smartphone, a media player, or awearable device) including a touch screen, a computer including one ormore of a keyboard, mouse, trackpad, and touch screen and incommunication with a display, or a set-top box in communication with adisplay and a remote control device) in communication with one or moreinput devices receives (1102), via the one or more input devices, a userinput corresponding to a request to access a respective application,such as in FIG. 10D (e.g., a user requesting to purchase, download,launch, or otherwise acquiring access to an application).

In some embodiments, in response to receiving the user input (1104): inaccordance with a determination that the respective application is asubscription application, access to which is provided based on asubscription to a subscription service, the electronic device performs(1106) a first action corresponding to the subscription application,such as in FIG. 10K-10M. In some embodiments, the selected applicationis only available via a subscription service. In some embodiments,having a subscription to the subscription service provides the user withaccess to one or more applications for a predetermined amount of time(e.g., a monthly unlimited-access subscription). In some embodiments,having a subscription to the subscription services allows the user tolaunch the respective application a predetermined number of times. Insome embodiments, multiple subscription services exist and differentsubscription services provide access to a different set of applications.In some embodiments, providing the user with access includes allowingthe user to download, install, and launch the application. In someembodiments, the first action includes displaying a user interface forthe user to subscribe to the subscription service. In some embodiments,the electronic device displays a subscription service splash page. Insome embodiments, after the user subscribes to the subscription service,the electronic device downloads and installs the respective application.In some embodiments, after installing the respective application, theelectronic device automatically launches the respective application. Insome embodiments, instead of downloading and installing the respectiveapplication, subscribing to the subscription service causes theelectronic device to return to a previously displayed user interface forthe respective application and provide the user with a selectable optionto download and install the respective application. In some embodiments,if the user reached the subscription service splash page independentlyof a given application, then subscribing to the subscription purchasecauses the electronic device to display a user interface of theapplications included in the subscription service that are nowaccessible to be downloaded and displayed In some embodiments, if theuser already has a subscription to the subscription service, theelectronic device does not display the user interface for the user tosubscribe to the subscription service or the subscription service splashpage. In such embodiments, the electronic device optionally verifiesthat the user is subscribed to the subscription service (e.g., byquerying a server) and downloads and installs the requested application.In some embodiments, if the user has a subscription to the subscriptionservice and the requested application is already downloaded andinstalled on the electronic device, the electronic devices launches therequested application.

In some embodiments, in accordance with a determination that therespective application is a non-subscription application, access towhich is not provided based on the subscription to the subscriptionservice, the electronic device performs (1108) a second action,different from the first action, corresponding to the non-subscriptionapplication, such as in FIG. 10E-10F. In some embodiments, therespective application is an application that is purchasable forunlimited access on the electronic device. In some embodiments,purchasing the respective application provides the user with unlimitedaccess to the respective application regardless of whether the user hasa subscription to the subscription service or not. In some embodiments,purchasing the respective application and downloading and installing therespective application. In some embodiments, a user interface isdisplayed for confirming purchase of the respective application. In someembodiments, downloading and installing the respective applicationplaces an icon on the home screen user interface or the applicationlaunching user interface. In some embodiments, if the respectiveapplication is already downloaded and installed on the electronicdevice, the electronic device launches the respective application orotherwise displays the respective application (e.g., if the respectiveapplication is already running, for example, as a background process orin standby mode)). In some embodiments, the second action does notinclude initiating a process to subscribe to the subscription service.

The above-described manner of gaining access to a respective application(e.g., by providing the user with the option to subscribe to asubscription service to download and install the respective applicationif the respective application is accessible via a subscription serviceor by purchasing the respective application if the respectiveapplication is purchasable without a subscription service) allows theelectronic device to provide the user with the ability to accessdifferent types of applications (e.g., by automatically determiningwhether a subscription to a subscription service is required to accessthe respective application or whether purchase of the respectiveapplication is required to access the respective application withoutrequiring the user to separately research or determine whether arespective application is accessible via a subscription or not andnavigating to a separate user interface to subscribe to the requiredsubscription service), which simplifies the interaction between the userand the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronicdevice and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., byautomatically determining the action required to access the respectiveapplication and providing the user with the appropriate option), whichadditionally reduces power usage and improves battery life of theelectronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device morequickly and efficiently while reducing errors in the usage of thedevice.

In some embodiments, the first action corresponding to the subscriptionapplication includes (1110): subscribing a user of the electronic deviceto the subscription service (1112), such as in FIG. 10M, anddownloading, at the electronic device, the respective application(1114), such as in FIG. 10N. In some embodiments, in response to a userinput requesting access to a subscription application, the first actionincludes subscribing the user to the subscription service. In someembodiments, subscribing the user to the subscription service includesproviding the user with access to the subscription service for apredetermined period of time (e.g., 1 week, 1 month, 1 year, etc.). Insome embodiments, the subscription to the subscription services includesa free trial period and a paid period. In some embodiments, the paidperiod automatically begins after the free trial and the user can cancelthe subscription service at any time. In some embodiments, the firstincludes downloading and/or installing the requested subscriptionapplication onto the electronic device. In some embodiments, downloadingand installing occurs after subscribing the user to the subscriptionservice, and without further user input to download and install theapplication. In some embodiments, the downloaded and installedsubscription application can only be launched or otherwise accessed aslong as a subscription to the subscription service is valid.

The above-described manner of gaining access to a respective application(e.g., by subscribing to the subscription service and downloading theapplication onto the electronic device) allows the electronic device toprovide the user with the ability to access subscription applications(e.g., by determining whether a subscription is required for therespective application and then subscribing the user to the appropriatesubscription service and downloading the respective application withoutrequiring the user to separately research or determine whether therespective application requires a subscription to a subscriptionservice, separately determine which subscription service is required,separately subscribe to the subscription service, and then separatelydownload the respective application), which simplifies the interactionbetween the user and the electronic device and enhances the operabilityof the electronic device and makes the user-device interface moreefficient (e.g., by automatically determining the action required toaccess the respective application and performing the required actions toenable the user to access the respective application), whichadditionally reduces power usage and improves battery life of theelectronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device morequickly and efficiently while reducing errors in the usage of thedevice.

In some embodiments, in response to subscribing the user of theelectronic device to the subscription service, the electronic deviceprovides (1116) access to a plurality of subscription applicationsincluding the respective application, such as in FIG. 10R. In someembodiments, subscribing the user to the subscription service providesthe user with access to the subscription-based applications that areincluded in the subscription service. In some embodiments, thesubscription-based applications included in the subscription service canonly be accessed via the subscription service. In other words, the usermust subscribe to the subscription service in order to gain access(e.g., be able to launch, play, or otherwise interact with) to thesubscription-based applications. In some embodiments, a givensubscription-based application can be associated with multiplesubscription services (e.g., access can be achieved by subscribing toany of the subscription services in which the given subscription-basedapplication is included). By contrast, non-subscription-basedapplications do not require a subscription to a subscription service. Insome embodiments, non-subscription-based applications can be purchasedsuch that the user can access the purchased application at any timewithout a need for a valid subscription to any subscription service. Insome embodiments, non-subscription-based applications are not includedin any subscription services and subscribing to a subscription servicedoes not provide the user access to the non-subscription-basedapplications. Similarly, purchasing a non-subscription-based applicationdoes not provide the user with access to any subscription-basedapplications. In some embodiments, applications can be a hybrid styleand can be included in a subscription service and can also bepurchasable. In such embodiments, when a user purchases a hybridapplication, the user receives unlimited access to the hybridapplication. However, if the user gains access by subscribing to thesubscription service, the user has access to the hybrid application foras long as the subscription to the subscription service is valid. Insome embodiments, if the user later purchases access to the hybridapplication, the user gains unlimited access to the application (e.g.,the game's subscription requirements are lifted).

The above-described manner of gaining access to applications in asubscription service (e.g., by providing access to all of theapplications included in a subscription service when the user subscribesto the subscription service) allows the electronic device to provide theuser with the ability to access subscription applications (e.g., byautomatically granting access to all applications in a subscriptionservice without requiring that the user authenticate or verify his orher subscription each time the user requests access to an applicationthat is included in the subscription service), which simplifies theinteraction between the user and the electronic device and enhances theoperability of the electronic device and makes the user-device interfacemore efficient (e.g., by automatically granting access to allapplications that are included in the user's subscription service, inresponse to the user subscribing to the subscription service), whichadditionally reduces power usage and improves battery life of theelectronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device morequickly and efficiently while reducing errors in the usage of thedevice.

In some embodiments, while the user of the electronic device issubscribed to the subscription service (e.g., while the user has acurrent and valid subscription to the subscription service and/or whilethe user is currently within a free trial period of the subscriptionservice), the electronic device receives (1118), via the one or moreinput devices, a second user input corresponding to a request to accessa second application, such as in FIG. 10R. In some embodiments, therequest includes a user requesting to download and install the secondapplication. In some embodiments, the second application is not yetinstalled on the electronic device. In some embodiments, in response toreceiving the second input (1120): in accordance with a determinationthat the second application is a subscription application, theelectronic device downloads (1122), at the electronic device, the secondapplication without initiating a process to subscribe the user of theelectronic device to the subscription service, such as in FIG. 10S. Insome embodiments, if the user already has a valid subscription to asubscription service and the user requests to download and/or install anapplication that is included in the subscription service (i.e., asubscription application), then the electronic device will downloadand/or install the application without requiring that the user subscribeto the subscription service (because the user already has a validsubscription) or otherwise perform any other actions to gain access tothe application.

The above-described manner of accessing a subscription application(e.g., by automatically downloading the subscription application if theuser already has a subscription to the subscription service withoutunnecessarily prompting the user to subscribe to the subscriptionservice) allows the electronic device to provide the user with theability to acquire further subscription applications (e.g., bydownloading the application in response to the user's request to accessthe application without requiring the user to authenticate or verify hisor her subscription or manually indicate that the user already has asubscription to the subscription service), which simplifies theinteraction between the user and the electronic device and enhances theoperability of the electronic device and makes the user-device interfacemore efficient (e.g., by allowing the user to download the secondapplication if the user already has the proper subscription, withoutrequiring the user to verify his or her subscription), whichadditionally reduces power usage and improves battery life of theelectronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device morequickly and efficiently while reducing errors in the usage of thedevice.

In some embodiments, subscribing the user to the subscription serviceincludes (1124): displaying, on a display in communication with theelectronic device, a purchase confirmation user interface (1126), suchas in FIG. 10L. In some embodiments, the displaying includes displayinga popup or drawer which requires the user to provide one or more userinputs to confirm the user's intent to purchase a subscription to thesubscription service. In some embodiments, if the user is requestingaccess to a free trial of the subscription service, a purchaseconfirmation user interface is still displayed because upon expirationof the free trial, the user can be automatically charged for thesubscription service. In some embodiments, the purchase confirmationuser interface provides information regarding what the user is agreeingto, such as that the purchase is for a subscription to the subscriptionservice and the price that is charged to maintain the subscription tothe subscription service. In some embodiments, subscribing the user tothe subscription service includes while displaying the purchaseconfirmation user interface, receiving, via the one or more inputdevice, an user input corresponding to an authorization to subscribe tothe subscription service (1128), such as in FIG. 10L. In someembodiments, the subscribing includes receiving one or more user inputs,such as a tap on an authorization button, or a double-click on aphysical button on the electronic device, to indicate authorization tosubscribe to the subscription service. In some embodiments, subscribingthe user to the subscription service includes in response to receivingthe user input corresponding to the authorization to subscribe to thesubscription service, subscribing the user to the subscription service(1130), such as in FIG. 10M. In some embodiments, the subscribingincludes after receiving authorization and/or confirmation to subscribe,then subscribing the user to the subscription service. In someembodiments, subscribing the user includes authorizing a charge to theuser's selected payment method. In some embodiments, subscribingincludes enabling a free trial period for the user.

The above-described manner of confirming purchase of a subscription to asubscription service (e.g., by displaying a purchase confirmation userinterface and receiving a confirmation that authorizes the device tosubscribe the user to the subscription service) allows the electronicdevice to provide the user with the ability to confirm the user's intentto subscribe to the subscription service (e.g., by providing a finalconfirmation page before the user is potentially charged for thetransaction), which simplifies the interaction between the user and theelectronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic deviceand makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by providingthe user a final opportunity to confirm whether to authorize thetransaction and to indicate to the user that a purchase transaction willbe initiated upon confirmation), which additionally reduces power usageand improves battery life of the electronic device by enabling the userto use the electronic device more quickly and efficiently while reducingerrors in the usage of the device.

In some embodiments, subscribing the user to the subscription serviceincludes (1132): displaying, on a display in communication with theelectronic device, a subscription service user interface (1134), such asin FIG. 10K. In some embodiments, the subscribing includes displaying auser interface that provides the user with information regarding thesubscription service. In some embodiments, the user interface is asubscription splash page that includes the price of the subscriptionservice and information regarding any potential free trials. In someembodiments, the user interface includes one or more representations ofthe applications that are accessible via the subscription service. Insome embodiments, in accordance with a determination that the user inputcorresponding to the request to access the respective application wasfrom a user interface specific to the respective application, thesubscription service user interface includes a plurality ofrepresentations corresponding to a plurality of applications associatedwith the subscription service and a featured representation of therespective application with a different visual characteristic thanothers of the plurality of representations (1136), such as in FIG. 10K.In some embodiments, if the user input requesting to subscribe to thesubscription service was received from a user interface specific to agiven subscription-based application (e.g., such as the user selecting a“subscribe” or similar button on an application landing page and/or anapplication canonical page), then the subscription service userinterface includes an enlarged and/or otherwise visually prioritizedicon of the given application. For example, the representation of thegiven application can be larger than and in the center of the pluralityof other representations of other applications. In some embodiments, inaccordance with a determination that the user input corresponding to therequest to access the respective application was not from a userinterface specific to the respective application, the subscriptionservice user interface includes the plurality of representationscorresponding to the plurality of applications associated with thesubscription service without including the featured representation ofthe respective application with the different visual characteristic thanthe others of the plurality of representations (1138), such as in FIG.10Y. In some embodiments, if the user input requesting to subscribe tothe subscriptions service was not received from a user interfacespecific to a given subscription-based application (e.g., such as theuser selecting a “subscribe” or similar button on a user interface froma subscription landing page that is not dedicated to any particularsubscription game), then the subscription service user interface doesnot include an enlarged and/or otherwise visually prioritized icon ofany particular application in the same way as when the user subscribedthrough an application-dedicated user interface. In some embodiments,the subscription service user interface includes a plurality ofrepresentations of a plurality of subscription-based applications. Insome embodiments, the plurality of subscription-based applicationsdisplayed can be a random selection of subscription-based applicationsin the subscription service or the most popular subscription-basedapplications in the subscription service. In some embodiments, any ofthe subscription-based applications in the subscription service can bedisplayed in the subscription service user interface including, in someembodiments, the respective application.

The above-described manner of providing information on the subscriptionservice (e.g., by displaying a subscription service user interface whichincludes pricing information and icons of some of the applications thatare included in the subscription service including, if the usernavigated to the subscription service user interface from a respectiveapplication's application-specific page, a prioritized icon of arespective application) allows the electronic device to provide the userwith information about the subscription and for the user to confirm thatthe application in which the user is interested is included in thesubscription (e.g., by displaying a prioritized icon of the respectiveapplication so the user can verify that the respective application isindeed included in the subscription service, without requiring the userto navigate to a separate user interface, thus interrupting thesubscription process, or perform separate research to verify that thesubscription service includes access to the respective application),which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronicdevice and enhances the operability of the electronic device and makesthe user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by providing the userwith a single interface in which the user can understand the pricing ofthe subscription service and the applications that are included in thesubscription service), which additionally reduces power usage andimproves battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user touse the electronic device more quickly and efficiently while reducingerrors in the usage of the device.

In some embodiments, the second action corresponding to thenon-subscription application includes (1140): purchasing access to therespective application (1142), such as in FIG. 10E. In some embodiments,if the respective application is not a subscription-based application,then in response to the user requesting access to the application (e.g.,purchasing the application), the electronic device purchases therespective application. In some embodiments, after purchasing access tothe respective application, the second action includes downloading, atthe electronic device, the respective application without providingaccess to one or more subscription applications to which access isprovided based on the subscription to the subscription service (1144),such as in FIG. 10F. In some embodiments, the second action includesdownloading and installing the requested non-subscription applicationonto the electronic device. In some embodiments, the downloaded andinstalled non-subscription application can be launched or otherwiseaccessed at any time without regard to whether the user has asubscription to a subscription service.

The above-described manner of acquiring a non-subscription application(e.g., purchasing access to the respective application and downloadingand/or installing the respective application after purchasing access)allows the electronic device to provide the user a method of acquiringapplications (e.g., by determining that the respective application isnot a subscription application and does not require a subscription to asubscription service and thus purchasing and downloading the applicationwithout requiring that the user subscribe to the subscription purpose),which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronicdevice and enhances the operability of the electronic device and makesthe user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by providing the userwith a method of acquiring a non-subscription application withoutrequiring that the user separately research and confirm that therespective application and without requiring the user to subscribe to asubscription service which is unnecessary for acquiring access to therespective application), which additionally reduces power usage andimproves battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user touse the electronic device more quickly and efficiently while reducingerrors in the usage of the device.

In some embodiments, in accordance with a determination that therespective application is included in a bundle of applications, whereinthe bundle of applications comprises a plurality of applications (e.g.,the user's request to access the respective application was a request topurchase a bundle of non-subscription applications.), the second actionincludes (1146): purchasing access to each of the plurality ofapplications, including the respective application (1150), such as inFIG. 10E. In some embodiments, if the user requests to purchase a bundleof non-subscription applications, then the electronic device purchasesthe entire bundle of non-subscription applications. In some embodiments,purchasing the bundle of application includes acquiring access to everyapplication in the bundle via a single purchase transaction. In someembodiments, the second action includes after purchasing access to eachof the plurality of applications, downloading each of the plurality ofapplications, including the respective application (1152), such as inFIG. 10F. In some embodiments, the second action includes downloadingand installing each of the applications included in the bundle. In someembodiments, the downloaded and installed can be launched or otherwiseaccessed at any time in response to the user requesting to launch theapplications, and without regard to whether the user has a subscriptionto a subscription service. By contrast, a subscription service caninclude a plurality of applications, access to all of which is grantedvia a single purchase transaction (e.g., subscribing to the subscriptionservice), but subscribing to the subscription service (e.g., purchasingaccess) does not cause each application in the subscription service tobe downloaded and/or installed. In some embodiments, subscribing to thesubscription service causes a particular selected game to be downloadedand installed (e.g., if the subscription resulted from a user requestingaccess to a particular game) or causes no games to be downloaded andinstalled (e.g., if the user subscribed to the subscription service viaa process that is not dedicated to a particular subscription game). Insome embodiments, in accordance with a determination that the respectiveapplication is not associated with the bundle of applications, thesecond action includes (1154): purchasing access to the respectiveapplication without purchasing access to other applications (1156), suchas in FIG. 10E. In some embodiments, the application is not included ina bundle of applications and the user is not requesting to purchase theentire bundle or the user is requesting to purchase only the respectiveapplication but not the entire bundle (regardless of whether therespective application is included in a bundle of applications). In someembodiments, if the user only requested to purchase access to a singleapplication and not to a bundle of applications, the electronic deviceonly purchases access to the requested application. In some embodiments,the second action includes after purchasing access to the respectiveapplication, downloading the respective application without downloadingthe other applications (1158), such as in FIG. 10F. In some embodiments,the action includes downloading and/or installing the respectiveapplication onto the electronic device. In some embodiments, thedownloaded and/or installed application can be launched or accessed bythe user any time the user requests access regardless of whether theuser has a subscription to the subscription service.

The above-described manner of acquiring a bundle of non-subscriptionapplications (e.g., by determining whether the non-subscriptionapplication is a part of a bundle and purchasing and downloading eachapplication in the bundle if it is part of a bundle, and onlydownloading the non-subscription application if it isn't a part of abundle) allows the electronic device to provide the user a method ofacquiring a bundle of applications (e.g., by automatically determiningwhether the respective application is included in a bundle ofapplications and automatically downloading the entire bundle withoutrequiring the user to navigate to separate user interfaces for eachapplication included in the bundle to manually download all theapplications in the bundle), which simplifies the interaction betweenthe user and the electronic device and enhances the operability of theelectronic device and makes the user-device interface more efficient(e.g., by automatically downloading all applications in a bundle for theuser if the user is purchasing access to a bundle or an application thatis part of a bundle without requiring the user to separately determinewhat applications are included in the bundle and separately manuallydownload each application), which additionally reduces power usage andimproves battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user touse the electronic device more quickly and efficiently while reducingerrors in the usage of the device.

In some embodiments, in accordance with the determination that therespective application is the subscription application (1160): inaccordance with a determination that a user of the electronic device isnot subscribed to the subscription service, the electronic devicedisplays (1162) a user interface that includes information about thesubscription service and a selectable option, which when selected,initiates a process to subscribe to the subscription service, such as inFIG. 10K. In some embodiments, the electronic device displays asubscription information splash page. In some embodiments, thesubscription information splash page provides pricing information forthe subscription service. In some embodiments, the subscriptioninformation splash page provides information on what is included in thesubscription service. In some embodiments, the subscription informationsplash page includes an option for the user to continue and/or begin theprocess of subscribing to the subscription service (e.g., a confirmbutton). In some embodiments, the subscription information splash pageincludes an option for the user to cancel the process or opt not tobegin the process of subscribing to the subscription service (e.g., acancel or back button).

The above-described manner of providing information on the subscriptionservice (e.g., by displaying a subscription service user interface whichincludes pricing information and a button for the user to confirm thatthe user desires to begin the process of subscribing to the subscriptionservice) allows the electronic device to provide the user withinformation about the subscription (e.g., by displaying a single userinterface in which information about the subscription service islocated), which simplifies the interaction between the user and theelectronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic deviceand makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by providingthe information to the user in a single user interface along with anoption to begin the process of subscribing, without requiring the userto navigate to a separate user interface to receive information aboutthe subscription service and a separate user interface to begin theprocess of subscribing to the user interface), which additionallyreduces power usage and improves battery life of the electronic deviceby enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly andefficiently.

In some embodiments, in accordance with the determination that therespective application is the subscription application (1164): inaccordance with a determination that a user of the electronic device issubscribed to the subscription service (1166): in accordance with adetermination that the respective action is not downloaded on theelectronic device, the first action corresponding to the subscriptionapplication includes downloading, at the electronic device, therespective application without initiating a process to subscribe theuser of the electronic device to the subscription service (1168), suchas in FIG. 10S. In some embodiments, if the user already has a validsubscription to a subscription service and the user requests to downloadand/or install an application that is included in the subscriptionservice, then the electronic device will download and install theapplication without requiring that the user subscribe to thesubscription service (because the user already has a valid subscription)or otherwise perform any other actions to gain access to theapplication. In some embodiments, in accordance with a determinationthat the respective application is downloaded on the electronic device,the first action corresponding to the subscription application includesdisplaying a user interface of the respective application withoutinitiating the process to subscribe the user of the electronic device tothe subscription service (1170). In some embodiments, if the useralready has a valid subscription to a subscription service and the userrequests access to an application that is included in the subscriptionservice and the application is already downloaded and installed on theapplication, then the electronic device launches the application withoutrequiring that the user subscribe to the subscription service ordownload and install the application (because the user already has avalid subscription and the application is already downloaded andinstalled onto the electronic device). In some embodiments, afterdownloading and installing the respective application, the userinterface for requesting access to the respective application updates toindicate that the respective application is already downloaded andinstalled and requesting access will cause the respective application tolaunch. For example, in an application store user interface, a canonicalpage for the respective application has a selectable option labeled as“Play” rather than “Get”.

The above-described manner of downloading and launching a subscriptionapplication (e.g., by automatically downloading the application if theuser already has a subscription to the subscription service and theapplication is not yet downloaded on the device or by launching theapplication if the user already has a subscription to the subscriptionservice and the application is already downloaded and installed on thedevice) allows the electronic device to provide the user withinformation about the subscription (e.g., by automatically determiningwhether the user needs to first download an application and if so,downloading the application, and if not, launching the application),which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronicdevice and enhances the operability of the electronic device and makesthe user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by performing the properaction in response to the user's request to launch or acquire theapplication without requiring the user to navigate to a separate userinterface to download the application and a separate user interface tolaunch the application), which additionally reduces power usage andimproves battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user touse the electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

In some embodiments, the first action includes subscribing a user of theelectronic device to the subscription service (1172), such as in FIG.10M. In some embodiments, after subscribing the user of the electronicdevice to the subscription service (1174): in accordance with adetermination that family sharing is enabled on the electronic device,wherein the family sharing allows a plurality of users of a familygroup, including the user of the electronic device, to share one or morepurchases of the plurality of users of the family group, the electronicdevice shares (1176) the subscription to the subscription service withone or more of the plurality of users in the family group of the user,such as in FIG. 10M. In some embodiments, family sharing is a feature inwhich a member of the family group can share his or her purchases to theother members of the family group. In some embodiments, this allowsother members of the family group to have access to the purchased item.In some embodiments, an administrator of the family group can set orcontrol what can or cannot be shared with the family group. In someembodiments, individual members of the family group can set or controlwhat can or cannot be shared with the family group. It is understoodthat although this feature is described as family sharing, the featuresdescribed are applicable to any type of multiple-user or group sharingmechanism or feature and is not limited to only families. In someembodiments, if family sharing is enabled and if the user participatesin the family sharing feature, then the purchase of the subscriptionservice (e.g., subscribing to the subscription service) is also sharedwith the other members of the family group. In other words, the membersof the family group that receive the shared subscription will also haveaccess to subscription applications as if the respective member has asubscription himself/herself. In some embodiments, as described above,some members of the family group may be disabled from receiving sharingof the subscription. In some embodiments, the user of the electronicdevice, who subscribed to the subscription service, can choose who inthe family group to share the subscription with. In some embodiments, inaccordance with a determination that family sharing is not enabled, theelectronic device displays (1178) a user interface that includesinformation about the family sharing and a selectable option, which whenselected, initiates a process to enable the family sharing, such as inFIG. 10M. In some embodiments, the electronic device displays a splashpage describing the aspects of the family sharing feature. In someembodiments, the splash page has a selectable option to set up familysharing and to share the subscription with a family group. In someembodiments, the splash page has a selectable option to not set upfamily sharing.

The above-described manner of sharing the subscription via familysharing (e.g., by automatically sharing the subscription if familysharing is already enabled or by providing the user with an option toenable family sharing if family sharing is not enabled) allows theelectronic device to provide the user the ability to share thesubscription with the user's family (e.g., by automatically sharing thesubscription to the family if family sharing is enabled or by providingthe user with the option to set up family sharing to share thesubscription if family sharing is not yet enabled.), which simplifiesthe interaction between the user and the electronic device and enhancesthe operability of the electronic device and makes the user-deviceinterface more efficient (e.g., by only providing the option to set upand enable family sharing if the user has not already enabled familysharing, but automatically sharing the subscription if the user hasalready enabled family sharing, without requiring the user to navigateto separate user interfaces to share the subscription and to enablefamily sharing), which additionally reduces power usage and improvesbattery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use theelectronic device more quickly and efficiently.

In some embodiments, the first action includes subscribing a user of theelectronic device to the subscription service, including providingaccess to the respective application on the electronic device and asecond electronic device (1180), such as in FIG. 10X. In someembodiments, subscribing to a subscription service provides the userwith access to the subscription service on any or all of the devices onwhich the user has registered. For example, if the user of theelectronic device also has a tablet device or a laptop device and hasregistered his or her account on the tablet device or laptop device,then the user also receives access to the subscription service on thetablet device and/or laptop device. In some embodiments, not allapplications in the subscription service are compatible with all typesof devices. In such embodiments, the applications that are notcompatible with a respective device may not be available to downloadand/or install on the respective device.

The above-described manner of providing access on multiple devices(e.g., by providing access to any or all devices on which the user hasan account or is registered) allows the electronic device to provide theuser the ability to use the subscription across the user's differentdevices (e.g., by automatically sharing the subscription to thesubscription service across any or all devices that support access tothe subscription service), which simplifies the interaction between theuser and the electronic device and enhances the operability of theelectronic device and makes the user-device interface more efficient(e.g., by automatically enabling access to the subscription on all ofthe user's devices without requiring that the user separately verify,validate, or add the user's subscription on each of the user's devices),which additionally reduces power usage and improves battery life of theelectronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device morequickly and efficiently.

In some embodiments, in accordance with a determination that the userinput corresponding to the request to access the respective applicationis received from a child user of a family account, the electronic devicerequests (1182), on a second electronic device, authorization from aparent user of the family account, such as in FIG. 10AA. In someembodiments, if a child, while using the child's user account on thechild's electronic device, attempts to make a purchase, includingsubscribing to a subscription service (e.g., for which there is amonthly payment plan), then a notification is sent to a parent (e.g., tothe parent's electronic device on which the parent is logged into theparent's user account) to authorize the purchase and/or subscription. Insome embodiments, the child user account and parent user account areregistered or otherwise set within a family account or family group as achild and parent, respectively. It is understood that although a childand parent is described as requesting authorization and providingauthorization, respectively, this feature is not limited to onlyfamilies and the requestor can be any member of any group of userswithout the authority to authorize transactions and/or purchases and theauthorizer can be any other member of the group of users with authorityto authorize transactions and/or purchases. In some embodiments, thenotification is provided to a second electronic device belonging to theparent user (or on which the parent user has logged into). In someembodiments, the notification can be provided on the same electronicdevice as the child user, but requires a further that the authorizationis being provided by a parent user (e.g., requesting and receiving thepasscode or pin of the parent user). In some embodiments, in accordancewith a determination that the authorization was received from the parentuser (1184), such as in FIG. 10BB (e.g., providing a notification to theparent user on the same or another electronic device and receiving aninput from the parent user authorizing or otherwise approving thetransaction.): in accordance with a determination that the respectiveapplication is the subscription application, the electronic devicesubscribes (1186), on the electronic device, the child user to thesubscription service, such as in FIG. 10CC. In some embodiments, if therequest from the child user was to subscribe to a subscription service,then approval of the transaction will cause the child user to subscribeto the subscription service and receive access to the subscriptionapplications included in the subscription service. In some embodiments,if family sharing is enabled, approval also provides access to theparent user. In some embodiments, if the parent user denies the request,forgo subscribing the child user to the subscription service. In someembodiments, a notification is provided to the child user that therequest has been denied. In some embodiments, in accordance with adetermination that the respective application is the non-subscriptionapplication, the electronic device provides (1188) access to therespective application without subscribing the child to the subscriptionservice, such as in FIG. 10CC. In some embodiments, if the request fromthe child user was to purchase a non-subscription application, thenapproval of the transaction will purchase the application and causedownloading and/or installing of the application onto the child user'selectronic device. In some embodiments, instead of downloading and/orinstalling the application onto the child user's device, a notificationis provided to the child user that approval has been given by the parentuser and download and installing of the application is now enabled. Insome embodiments, if family sharing is enabled, approval also providesaccess to the parent user. In such embodiments, the application can bedownloaded and/or installed onto the parent user's electronic device. Insome embodiments, if the parent user denies the request, forgopurchasing or otherwise providing access to the application to the childuser. In some embodiments, a notification is provided to the child userthat the request has been denied.).

The above-described manner of requesting approval to access anapplication (e.g., by providing a notification to a parent of therequest to access an application when a child requests access, and uponapproval of the request, subscribing to the subscription service if therequest was for access of a subscription application and providingaccess without subscribing if the access was for a non-subscriptionapplication) allows the electronic device to provide the user theability to review and approve access to subscription andnon-subscription applications (e.g., by automatically determiningwhether the request was to access a subscription or non-subscriptionapplication and subscribing to the subscription service if thesubscription is required and not subscribing if the subscription is notrequired), which simplifies the interaction between the user and theelectronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic deviceand makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., byautomatically determining whether a subscription is required and actingappropriately to provide access to the requested application withoutrequiring the user to perform separate research to determine whether asubscription is required or to navigate to a separate user interface toapprove access via a subscription to a subscription), which additionallyreduces power usage and improves battery life of the electronic deviceby enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly andefficiently.

It should be understood that the particular order in which theoperations in FIGS. 11A-11G have been described is merely exemplary andis not intended to indicate that the described order is the only orderin which the operations could be performed. One of ordinary skill in theart would recognize various ways to reorder the operations describedherein. Additionally, it should be noted that details of other processesdescribed herein with respect to other methods described herein (e.g.,methods 700, 900, 1300, 1500, 1700, and 1900) are also applicable in ananalogous manner to method 1100 described above. For example, theoperation of the electronic device accessing a respective category ofapplications described above with reference to method 1100 optionallyhas one or more of the characteristics of the presentation of userinterfaces of an application store that are specific to a respectiveapplication, user interfaces of an application store that includeinformation about a respective category of applications, visualindications of the number of available updates, user interfaces of anelectronic device for launching and removing a respective application,user interfaces of a generic application store and a dedicatedapplication store for a respective category of applications,notifications of the completion of a download, etc., described hereinwith reference to other methods described herein (e.g., methods 700,900, 1300, 1500, 1700, and 1900). Furthermore, the application store(s)described with reference to method 1100 above optionally has one or moreof the features of the application store(s) described with reference tomethods 700, 900, 1300, 1500, 1700, and 1900. For brevity, these detailsare not repeated here.

The operations in the information processing methods described aboveare, optionally, implemented by running one or more functional modulesin an information processing apparatus such as general purposeprocessors (e.g., a as described with respect to FIGS. 1A-1B, 3, 5A-5K)or application specific chips. Further, the operations described abovewith reference to FIGS. 11A-11G are, optionally, implemented bycomponents depicted in FIGS. 1A-1B. For example, displaying operations1126, 1134, 1162, and 1178, receiving operations 1102, 1118, 1130, and1184, and initiating operations are, optionally, implemented by eventsorter 170, event recognizer 180, and event handler 190. When arespective predefined event or sub-event is detected, event recognizer180 activates an event handler 190 associated with the detection of theevent or sub-event. Event handler 190 optionally utilizes or calls dataupdater 176 or object updater 177 to update the application internalstate 192. In some embodiments, event handler 190 accesses a respectiveGUI updater 178 to update what is displayed by the application.Similarly, it would be clear to a person having ordinary skill in theart how other processes can be implemented based on the componentsdepicted in FIGS. 1A-1B.

Visual Indications of Available Updates

Users interact with electronic devices in many different manners,including using an electronic device to download updates of one or moreapplications on the electronic device. In some embodiments, anelectronic device is able to indicate to the user the number of downloadupdates that are available. The embodiments described below provide waysin which an electronic device presents a visual indication of a numberof download updates in an application store user interface. Enhancinginteractions with a device reduces the amount of time needed by a userto perform operations, and thus reduces the power usage of the deviceand increases battery life for battery-powered devices. It is understoodthat people use devices. When a person uses a device, that person isoptionally referred to as a user of the device.

FIGS. 12A-12D illustrate exemplary ways in which an electronic devicepresents a visual indication of a number of application updates that areavailable in an application store user interface in accordance with someembodiments. The embodiments in these figures are used to illustrate theprocesses described below, including the processes described withreference to FIGS. 13A-13C.

FIG. 12A illustrates a subscription application user interface. Theelectronic device presents the subscription application user interfacein accordance with method 900. The user interface includes an image 1208representing a subscription application with information about theapplication overlaid on the image 1208, including a selectable option1210 to present a product page user interface of the subscriptionapplication in accordance with method 700. The user interface furtherincludes a representation 1202 of a user account that includes a badge1204 that indicates a number of available updates, including updates tosubscription applications and non-subscription applications. As shown inFIG. 12A, the user selects (e.g., with contact 1203) a tab representinga non-subscription application user interface (“Games”) in thenavigation bar 1206. In response to the user's selection, the electronicdevice 500 presents the non-subscription application user interface, asshown in FIG. 12B.

FIG. 12B illustrates a non-subscription application user interface. Theuser interface includes the representation 1202 of the user account andupdates badge 1204, an image 1212 representing a non-subscriptionapplication, a plurality of icons 1214 a-b representing non-subscriptionapplications and selectable options 1218 a-b that, when selected, causethe electronic device 500 to purchase and download the respectiveapplications with which the selected option is associated. Thus, theuser account badge 1202 and updates badge 1204 are presented in both thesubscription application user interface and the non-subscriptionapplication user interface. As shown in FIG. 12B, the user selects(e.g., with contact 1203) the tab (e.g., “Arcade”) to navigate to thesubscription application user interface in the navigation bar 1206.

In response to the user's selection in FIG. 12B, the electronic devicepresents the subscription application user interface of the applicationstore, as shown in FIG. 12C, and as described above with reference toFIG. 12A. As shown in FIG. 12C, the user selects (e.g., with contact1203) the indication 1202 of the user account. In response to the user'sselection, the electronic device 500 presents a user account userinterface illustrated in FIG. 12D.

As shown in FIG. 12D, the user account user interface includes aselectable option 1220 for viewing user account settings, a selectableoption 1222 for viewing purchased applications, a selectable option 1224for viewing personalized recommendations, a selectable option 1226 forviewing available updates, a selectable option 1228 for managingsubscriptions, a selectable option for redeeming a gift card or code, aselectable option 1232 for sending a gift card by email, a selectableoption 1234 for adding funds to the user account, a selectable option1236 for signing out of the user account, and a selectable option 1238for navigating backward in the user interface.

The selectable option 1226 for viewing available updates causes theelectronic device 500 to present a user interface including informationabout available updates in response to detecting selection of theoption. The user interface includes a plurality of representations ofapplications—including subscription and non-subscriptionapplications—for which updates are available, each with a selectableoption to download the update. The user interface optionally furtherincludes a selectable option to update all applications that have anavailable update. As shown in FIG. 12D, the selectable option 1226 ispresented with a badge that indicates the number of available updates.The number on the badge matches the number on updates badge 1204illustrated in FIGS. 12A-C.

FIGS. 13A-13C are flow diagrams illustrating a method 1300 of presentinga visual indication of a number of application updates that areavailable in an application store user interface in accordance with someembodiments. The method 1300 is optionally performed at an electronicdevice such as device 100, device 300, device 500, device 501, device510, and device 591 as described above with reference to FIGS. 1A-1B,2-3, 4A-4B and 5A-5J. Some operations in method 1300 are, optionallycombined and/or order of some operations is, optionally, changed.

As described below, the method 1300 provides ways to present a visualindication of a number of available download updates in an applicationstore user interface. The method reduces the cognitive burden on a userwhen interacting with a user interface of the device of the disclosure,thereby creating a more efficient human-machine interface. Forbattery-operated electronic devices, increasing the efficiency of theuser's interaction with the user interface conserves power and increasesthe time between battery charges.

In some embodiments, an electronic device (e.g., electronic device 500,a mobile device (e.g., a tablet, a smartphone, a media player, or awearable device) including a touch screen, a computer including one ormore of a keyboard, mouse, trackpad, and touch screen and incommunication with a display, or a set-top box in communication with adisplay and a remote control device) in communication with a display 504and one or more input devices displays (1302), on the display, a firstuser interface of an application store application, wherein the firstuser interface is a user interface including content related toapplications in a first category of applications, and the first userinterface includes a visual indication 1204 that indicates a number ofupdates available for applications, including applications in the firstcategory and applications in a second category of applications,different than the first category, on the electronic device, such as inFIG. 12A. In some embodiments, the content includes representations ofapplications in the first category, product pages of applications in thefirst category, marketing content (e.g., articles, videos, images, etc.)related to applications in the first category. In some embodiments, thevisual indication includes an indication of the total number ofapplications in the first category, second category, and any othercategories for which an update is available to be downloaded to theelectronic device.

In some embodiments, such as in FIG. 12A, while displaying the firstuser interface, the electronic device 500 receives (1304), via the oneor more input devices, an input corresponding to a request to navigateto a second user interface of the application store application, such asselection (e.g., with contact 1203) of the “Games” tab in navigationregion 1206, wherein the second user interface is a user interfaceincluding content related to applications in the second category ofapplications. In some embodiments, the input includes selection of anavigation element, such as a tab or menu item. In some embodiments, thecontent includes representations of applications in the second category,product pages of applications in the second category, marketing content(e.g., articles, videos, images, etc.) related to applications in thesecond category.

In some embodiments, such as in FIG. 12B, in response to receiving theinput, the electronic device 500 displays (1306), on the display, thesecond user interface, wherein the second user interface includes thevisual indication 1204 that indicates the number of updates availablefor the applications, including applications in the first category andapplications in the second category, on the electronic device. As anexample, while displaying a user interface including content related tonon-subscription applications, the electronic device receives a requestto display a user interface including content related to subscriptionapplications. The indication of the total number of updates of bothsubscription and non-subscription applications is optionally presentedin both the non-subscription applications user interface and thesubscription applications user interface. In some embodiments, theindication of the number of updates available is presented in a regionof the user interface that is different from a region of the userinterface in which one or more navigation elements (e.g., tabs, menuitems, etc.) are presented, and which are used to navigate to the firstuser interface and/or the second user interface in the application storeapplication. In some embodiments, the indication is presented as a badgeoverlaid on a selectable option that, when selected, causes theelectronic device to display a user interface that includes user profilesettings in addition to other indications and settings, such as aselectable option that, when selected, causes the electronic device topresent a list of available application updates. The indication isoptionally presented in the same region of the first user interface asit is in the second user interface.

The above-described manner of presenting an indication of the number ofavailable updates in both the user interface for applications in thefirst category and in the user interface for applications in the secondcategory allows the electronic device to present information relevant toboth the first category of applications and the second category ofapplications in both the first and second user interfaces, whichsimplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic deviceand enhances the operability of the electronic device and makes theuser-device interface more efficient (e.g., by presenting the number ofupdates in both the first and the second user interfaces withoutrequiring a user input to access the number of updates), whichadditionally reduces power usage and improves battery life of theelectronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device morequickly and efficiently while reducing errors in the usage of thedevice.

In some embodiments, such as in FIG. 12A the visual indication 1204 thatindicates the number of updates available for the applications isdisplayed as visually associated with a visual representation 1202 of auser account of a user of the electronic device 500 (1308). In someembodiments, the visual indication includes a user-selected icon thatrepresents the user account, such as a picture, photo, or the user'sinitials or some other text string that includes a badge indicating thenumber of available updates overlaid on the icon that represents theuser account.

The above-described manner of presenting the visual indication of thenumber of updates on the visual representation of the user accountallows the electronic device to combine the visual indications of thenumber of updates and the user account, which simplifies the interactionbetween the user and the electronic device and enhances the operabilityof the electronic device and makes the user-device interface moreefficient (e.g., by conserving display area to include more informationabout applications or more navigation tabs without requiring a userinput to scroll to reveal additional content), which additionallyreduces power usage and improves battery life of the electronic deviceby enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly andefficiently.

In some embodiments, such as in FIG. 12C, the electronic device 500receives (1310), via the one or more input devices, an inputcorresponding to a request to select (e.g., with contact 1203) thevisual representation 1204 of the user account. In some embodiments, inresponse to receiving the input corresponding to the request to selectthe visual representation of the user account, the electronic device 500displays (1312), on the display 504, a settings user interface foraccessing settings associated with the user account, the settings userinterface including a selectable option 1226 for accessing informationabout the updates available for the applications, such as in FIG. 12D.In some embodiments, the user interface includes selectable options toview a user interface related to the user account, a user interface toview purchased applications, a user interface to view personalizedrecommended applications, a user interface to view and manage updates, auser interface to view and manage subscriptions, a user interface toredeem a gift card or code, a user interface to send a gift card byemail, and/or a user interface to add funds to the user's account. Theuser interface optionally further includes a selectable option to logout of the user's account.

The above-described manner of presenting the user interface includingoptions to access user account settings and update information allowsthe electronic device to combine the user account settings userinterface and the updates user interface, which simplifies theinteraction between the user and the electronic device and enhances theoperability of the electronic device and makes the user-device interfacemore efficient (e.g., by reducing the number of inputs to switch betweenuser account settings and updates information), which additionallyreduces power usage and improves battery life of the electronic deviceby enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly andefficiently.

In some embodiments, such as in FIGS. 12A-12C, the application storeapplication includes a navigation bar 1206 from which the first userinterface and the second user interface are accessible in theapplication store, the input corresponding to the request to navigate tothe second user interface of the application store applicationcomprising selection (e.g., with contact 1203) of a navigation element,in the navigation bar, corresponding to the second user interface(1314). In some embodiments, the navigation bar includes selectableoptions to view a “today” user interface of the application store, a“games” user interface of the application store, an “apps” userinterface of the application store, a subscription application userinterface of the application store, and a search user interface tosearch the application store. In some embodiments, the visual indication1204 that indicates the number of updates available for the applicationsis not displayed in the navigation bar 1206 (1316). In some embodiments,the visual indication of the number of updates available is located in adifferent region of the user interface than the navigation bar. Forexample, the navigation bar is presented at the bottom of the visiblearea of the user interface and the updates indication is presented atthe top of the user interface and optionally does not persists when theuser scrolls down in the user interface.

The above-described manner of presenting the updates indication outsideof the navigation bar allows the electronic device to concurrentlypresent a greater number of navigation elements than would be possibleif the updates indication was in the navigation bar, which simplifiesthe interaction between the user and the electronic device and enhancesthe operability of the electronic device and makes the user-deviceinterface more efficient (e.g., by presenting more categories ofapplications that have dedicated user interfaces in the applicationstore), which additionally reduces power usage and improves battery lifeof the electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronicdevice more quickly and efficiently, such as by reducing the number ofinputs needed to locate a desired application in the application store.

In some embodiments, such as in FIGS. 12A-12B the navigation bar 1206and the visual indication 1204 that indicates the number of updatesavailable for the applications remain displayed while the user navigatesfrom the first user interface to the second user interface (1318). Insome embodiments, the visual indication of the number of updates ispresent in each of the “today,” “games,” “apps,” and subscriptionapplication user interfaces of the application store. For example, thenavigation bar is displayed at the bottom of the user interfaceregardless of which tab of the user interface the user is currentlyviewing and the visual indication of the number of updates is presentedat the top of the user interface regardless of which tab the user iscurrently viewing. In some embodiments, when the user scrolls down inthe user interface, the electronic device ceases the display of theindication of the number of updates. In some embodiments, the indicationof the number of updates persists as the user scrolls the userinterface.

The above-described manner of presenting the updates indication in thefirst and second user interfaces allows the electronic device to reducethe number of inputs needed to view information about updates,regardless of which user interface the user is viewing, which simplifiesthe interaction between the user and the electronic device and enhancesthe operability of the electronic device and makes the user-deviceinterface more efficient (e.g., by reducing the number of user inputs),which additionally reduces power usage and improves battery life of theelectronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device morequickly and efficiently.

It should be understood that the particular order in which theoperations in FIGS. 13A-13C have been described is merely exemplary andis not intended to indicate that the described order is the only orderin which the operations could be performed. One of ordinary skill in theart would recognize various ways to reorder the operations describedherein. Additionally, it should be noted that details of other processesdescribed herein with respect to other methods described herein (e.g.,methods 700, 900, 1100, 1500, 1700, and 1900) are also applicable in ananalogous manner to method 1300 described above with respect to FIGS.13A-13C. For example, the operation of the electronic device to presentan indication of the number of available updates described above withreference to method 1300 optionally has one or more of thecharacteristics of the presentation of user interfaces of an applicationstore that are specific to a respective application, user interfaces ofan application store that include information about a respectivecategory of applications, user interfaces of an application store foraccessing a respective category of applications, user interfaces of anelectronic device for launching and removing a respective application,user interfaces of a generic application store and a dedicatedapplication store for a respective category of applications,notifications of the completion of a download, etc., described hereinwith reference to other methods described herein (e.g., methods 700,900, 1100, 1500, 1700, and 1900). For brevity, these details are notrepeated here.

The operations in the information processing methods described aboveare, optionally, implemented by running one or more functional modulesin an information processing apparatus such as general purposeprocessors (e.g., a as described with respect to FIGS. 1A-1B, 3, 5A-5J)or application specific chips. Further, the operations described abovewith reference to FIGS. 13A-13C are, optionally, implemented bycomponents depicted in FIGS. 1A-1B. For example, displaying operations1302, 1304, 1306, 1308, 1312 and receiving operations 1304, 1306, 1310,and 1312 are, optionally, implemented by event sorter 170, eventrecognizer 180, and event handler 190. When a respective predefinedevent or sub-event is detected, event recognizer 180 activates an eventhandler 190 associated with the detection of the event or sub-event.Event handler 190 optionally utilizes or calls data updater 176 orobject updater 177 to update the application internal state 192. In someembodiments, event handler 190 accesses a respective GUI updater 178 toupdate what is displayed by the application. Similarly, it would beclear to a person having ordinary skill in the art how other processescan be implemented based on the components depicted in FIGS. 1A-1B.

Launching and Removing Subscription Applications

Users interact with electronic devices in many different manners. Insome embodiments, applications are installed onto the electronicdevices. In some embodiments, the applications serve any number ofpurposes from accessing content to receiving information to playinggames. In some embodiments, the applications installed onto theelectronic devices can be included with the electronic device, purchasedand installed onto the electronic device by the user, or can be “rented”or “leased” by the user. In some embodiments, these rented or leasedapplications can be referred to as subscription applications such thataccess to the application is granted via a subscription model. In someembodiments, after applications are installed onto the electronicdevices, the user can select the applications to launch the application.In some embodiments, the user can request removal of the applicationfrom the electronic device, thus removing access to the application. Insome embodiments, while the application is installed on the electronicdevice, a user's rental or lease of a subscription application can lapseor the user can request cancellation of the rental or lease, thusremoving access to the subscription application. The embodimentsdescribed below provide ways in which an electronic device launches andremoves access to subscription and non-subscription applications, thusenhancing the user's interactions with the electronic device. Enhancinginteractions with a device reduces the amount of time needed by a userto perform operations, and thus reduces the power usage of the deviceand increases battery life for battery-powered devices. It is understoodthat people use devices. When a person uses a device, that person isoptionally referred to as a user of the device.

FIGS. 14A-14O illustrate exemplary ways in which an electronic devicelaunches and removes access to subscription and non-subscriptionapplications. The embodiments in these figures are used to illustratethe processes described below with reference to FIGS. 15A-15G.

FIGS. 14A-14O illustrate operation of the electronic device 500 forlaunching and removing access to subscription and non-subscriptionapplications. FIG. 14A illustrates an exemplary device 500 that includestouch screen 504. As shown in FIG. 14A, the electronic device 500presents home screen user interface 1400. In some embodiments, homescreen user interface 1400 is an application launching user interface.For example, home screen user interface 1400 includes multipleselectable options that when selected causes the electronic device 500to launch or otherwise present applications. In some embodiments, homescreen user interface 1400 includes multiple pages or tabs and includesall launchable applications that have been installed onto the electronicdevice. In some embodiments, home screen user interface 1400 includes asubset of the applications that are installed and launchable on theelectronic device. In some embodiments, home screen user interface 1000includes an application store icon 452 for launching an applicationstore application. In some embodiments, the application storeapplication is an application in which the user can browse for andpurchase applications (e.g., include games, services, or other content)to download and install onto electronic device 500. In some embodiments,the application store includes both subscription and non-subscriptionapplications for the user to purchase access, download, and/or install.In some embodiments, a non-subscription game (e.g., Game 1) and asubscription game (e.g., Game A) are installed onto device 500 (e.g.,corresponding to icon 456 and icon 454, respectively). In someembodiments, game A was downloaded and installed on electronic device500 when the user had a valid subscription to the subscription service.

In FIG. 14B, electronic device 500 detects user input 1403 selectingicon 456 corresponding to the non-subscription game (e.g., Game 1),indicating a request to launch or otherwise access the game. In someembodiments, because game 1 is a non-subscription game, there is no needto determine whether the user has a subscription to the arcadesubscription service. Thus, in some embodiments, in response to userinput 1403 selecting icon 456 corresponding to the non-subscriptiongame, electronic device 500 launches the game and displays game 1, asshown in FIG. 14C.

In FIG. 14D, electronic device 500 detects user input 1403 selectingicon 454 corresponding to the subscription game (e.g., Game A),indicating a request to launch or otherwise access game A. In someembodiments, because game A is a subscription game, a valid currentsubscription is required in order to launch or otherwise access game A.In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 14D, the user of the electronicdevice has a valid current subscription to the arcade subscriptionservice. Thus, in some embodiments, electronic device 500 launches gameA, as shown in FIG. 14E. In some embodiments, determining whether theuser of the electronic device has a valid current subscription involvesquerying a server to determine whether the user has a valid currentsubscription. In some embodiments, determining whether the user of theelectronic device has a valid current subscription involves accessing afile or sending a query (e.g., via an API) to the application storeapplication to determine whether the user has a valid currentsubscription.

In FIG. 14F, electronic device 500 detects user input 1403 selectingicon 454 corresponding to the subscription game (e.g., Game A),indicating a request to launch or otherwise access the game, while theuser does not have a current subscription to the arcade subscriptionservice. For example, the user may have cancelled the user'ssubscription to the subscription service or the subscription service mayhave lapsed. Because game A is a subscription game and a validsubscription to the arcade subscription service is required to accessthe game, electronic device 500 will not launch game A in response tothe user input. In some embodiments, in response to user input 1403selecting icon 454, electronic device 500 displays resubscription userinterface 1430. In some embodiments, resubscription user interface 1430indicates to the user that to access the subscription game, the usermust have a valid subscription to the arcade subscription service andthat re-subscribing from the resubscription user interface provide theuser with the necessary subscription to the subscription service. Insome embodiments, resubscription user interface 1430 includes a grid1432 of icons of games that are included in the subscription service,including a large icon of the game that the user was attempting toaccess (e.g., game A). In some embodiments, the grid 1432 of icons caninclude icons of different sizes. In some embodiments, resubscriptionuser interface 1430 includes a selectable option (e.g., a button or anaffordance labeled “Get Started”) to initiate a process of resubscribingto the subscription service. In some embodiments, resubscription userinterface 1430 includes a selectable option 1436 (e.g., button oraffordance labeled “Not Now”) for dismissing resubscription userinterface 1430 and declining to resubscribing to the subscriptionservice. It is understood that although the resubscription userinterface is described as a process for re-subscribing to thesubscription service, in some embodiments, game A was downloaded whenthe user did not have a subscription to the subscription service (e.g.,in such embodiments, subscription games can be downloaded without avalid subscription, but still cannot be accessed or launched without avalid subscription). Thus, in such embodiments, instead of displayingresubscription user interface 1430, the electronic device displays asubscription user interface suggesting to the user to subscribe to thesubscription service (e.g., or begin a free trial).

In FIG. 14G, user input 1403 is received on selectable option 1434 forresubscribing to the subscription service. In some embodiments, inresponse to user input 1403, electronic device 500 displays purchaseconfirmation card 1404. In some embodiments, purchase confirmation card1404 is displayed over the user interface that induced display of thepurchase confirmation card. In some embodiments, the user interfacebeneath the purchase confirmation card is tinted or otherwise greyedout. In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 14H, purchase confirmationcard 1404 is displayed in the lower half of the touch screen andincludes information regarding the item that is being purchased. Forexample, purchase confirmation card 1404 includes text label 1406-1indicating that the purchase is from the application store application,and text label 1406-2 indicating that the purchase is of a subscriptionto the arcade subscription service. In some embodiments, purchaseconfirmation card 1404 includes text label 1406-3 indicating the accountthat will be used to purchase the subscription. In some embodiments,purchase confirmation card 1404 includes text label 1406-4 indicatingthe price of the subscription (e.g., $6.99 per month). In someembodiments, purchase confirmation card 1404 includes selectable option1405 to cancel the process of purchasing the subscription. In someembodiments, selecting selectable option 1405 causes purchaseconfirmation card 1404 to be dismissed. In some embodiments, purchaseconfirmation card 1404 includes a description for how to confirm thepurchase (e.g., double-clicking side-button 1047). In some embodiments,text label 1406-5 adjacent to side button 1407 provides a further hintof how to confirm the purchase.

In some embodiments, after the user confirms the user's purchase of thesubscription service (e.g., resubscription), the user obtains a validcurrent subscription to the subscription service and launches thesubscription game that was originally requested (e.g., game A), as shownin FIG. 14I. In some embodiments, the electronic device 500 does notlaunch the subscription game and instead, returns the user back to homescreen user interface 1400.

FIGS. 14J-14O illustrate a process of removing access to subscriptionand non-subscription games. FIG. 14J illustrates home screen userinterface 1400 in an application deletion mode. In some embodiments, inresponse to the user performing a touch input with a duration longerthan a threshold duration, the electronic device 500 enters anapplication deletion mode. In some embodiments, during applicationdeletion mode, the applications which can be deleted are displayed witha deletion icon. In some embodiments, selecting the deletion icon causesdeletion of the respective application. In some embodiments, deletingthe respective application causes the user and/or the electronic deviceto remove access to the respective application. In some embodiments,deleting the respective application includes uninstalling theapplication from electronic device 500 and removing the associated iconfrom home screen user interface 1400 (e.g., and/or the applicationlaunching user interface). In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 14J,certain applications cannot be deleted from electronic device 500 (e.g.,system applications including a settings application). In suchembodiments, the applications that cannot be deleted are not displayedwith a deletion icon.

In FIG. 14K, user input 1403 is detected selecting the deletion icon onicon 456 corresponding to game 1 indicating the user's request to deleteor otherwise remove access to game 1. In some embodiments, game 1 is anonsubscription application and is an application that can be deletedfrom electronic device 500. In some embodiments, in response to userinput 1403 selecting the deletion icon for game 1, electronic device 500removes, uninstalls, deletes, and/or otherwise removes access to game 1.In some embodiments, deleting game 1 includes removing the game 1 iconfrom home screen user interface 1400, as shown in FIG. 14L.

As shown in FIG. 14L, in some embodiments, the user of the electronicdevice has a valid current subscription to the arcade subscriptionservice such that game A, a subscription application, is accessible. InFIG. 14M, the user's subscription to the subscription service expires(e.g., is canceled or otherwise lapses). In some embodiments, when theuser's subscription to the subscription service expires, the user losesaccess to subscription games that are included in the subscriptionservice, including losing access to game A (e.g., the lower cannotlaunch game A without a subscription to the subscription service). Thus,in some embodiments, when the user cancels the user's subscription tothe subscription service, the user is requesting to remove access togame A. In some embodiments, even though the user has requested toremove access to game A, and access has been removed (e.g., thesubscription expiring and/or being canceled), game A is not deleted orotherwise removed from electronic device 500. In some embodiments, homescreen user interface 1400 maintains icon 454 corresponding to game A.Thus, in other words, in response to the user's request removing accessto the subscription game, electronic device 500 does not remove thesubscription game. In some embodiments, not removing the subscriptiongame from the electronic device when access to the subscription game isremoved (e.g., or any time the subscription status changes) reduces theneed to remove multiple games (e.g., if multiple subscription games areinstalled) and potentially require re-downloading and reinstallation ofthe games in the future when the user re-subscribes to the service. Forexample, as discussed, resubscription to the subscription service is asimple method and immediately grants the user access to all subscriptiongames that have already been installed and downloaded, without requiringthe user, after re-subscribing, to search for and find all games thatwere previously downloaded and re-download them again.

In FIG. 14N, home screen user interface 1400 is in an applicationdeletion mode. In some embodiments, when electronic device 500 is in anapplication deletion mode, icon 454 corresponding to game A includes adeletion icon. In FIG. 14N, electronic device 500 detects a user input1403 selecting the deletion icon for game A indicating a request todelete or otherwise remove the game. In some embodiments, in response toreceiving user input 1403 selecting the deletion icon for game A, game Ais uninstalled or otherwise removed from electronic device 500. In someembodiments, after game A is uninstalled or otherwise removed fromelectronic device 500, icon 454 for game A is removed from home screenuser interface 1400. Thus, in some embodiments, when a user requests aremoval of access to a non-subscription application (e.g., deletion),electronic device 500 removes the non-subscription application from theelectronic device. However, when a user requests a removal of access toa subscription application (e.g., cancellation of the subscription),electronic device 500 does not remove the subscription application. Insuch embodiments, the user can select the icon for the subscriptionapplication to initiate a process for re-subscribing to the subscriptionservice, as was described in detail above with respect to FIG. 12. Thus,in some embodiments, to remove a subscription game (e.g., subscriptionapplication) from electronic device 500, electronic device 500 mustreceive an explicit request to remove the subscription application(e.g., as opposed to receiving only a request to remove access).

FIGS. 15A-15G are flow diagrams illustrating a method 1500 of providingways to launch and remove access to subscription and non-subscriptionapplications in accordance with some embodiments. The method 1500 isoptionally performed at an electronic device such as device 100, device300, device 500, device 501, device 510, device 591, and device 480 asdescribed above with reference to FIGS. 1A-1B, 2-3, 4A-4B and 5A-5K.Some operations in method 1500 are, optionally combined and/or order ofsome operations is, optionally, changed.

As described below, the method 1500 provides ways to launch and removeaccess to subscription and non-subscription applications. The methodreduces the cognitive burden on a user when interacting with a userinterface of the device of the disclosure, thereby creating a moreefficient human-machine interface. For battery-operated electronicdevices, increasing the efficiency of the user's interaction with theuser interface conserves power and increases the time between batterycharges.

In some embodiments, an electronic device (e.g., electronic device 500,a mobile device (e.g., a tablet, a smartphone, a media player, or awearable device) including a touch screen, a computer including one ormore of a keyboard, mouse, trackpad, and touch screen, or a set-top boxin communication with a remote control device) in communication with adisplay and one or more input devices displays (1502), on the display,an application launching user interface of the electronic device, suchas in FIG. 14A (e.g., an interface from which the user can launchapplications that are installed on the electronic device), wherein theapplication launching user interface includes one or morerepresentations of applications corresponding to one or moreapplications that are selectable to access the applications, including afirst representation selectable to access a first application, and thefirst application is accessible with a subscription to a subscriptionservice, such as in FIG. 14A. In some embodiments, the applicationlaunching user interface is a home screen user interface of theelectronic device. In some embodiments, the home screen user interfaceincludes multiple icons for launching applications on the electronicdevice. In some embodiments, the home screen user interface includesmultiple pages or tabs of applications to launch. In some embodiments,the application launching user interface is a user interface separatefrom the home screen user interface from which the user can browse andlaunch applications that are installed on the electronic device. It isunderstood that although the application launching user interface isdescribed as a user interface from which a user launches applications,the application launching user interface is not limited to userinterfaces that only launch applications. For example, the applicationlaunching user interface can include other elements such as clocks,widgets, and/or other interactive elements. In some embodiments, thefirst application is an application that is accessible by the user onlywith a subscription to a subscription service. In some embodiments, theapplication being accessible means that the user can launch theapplication on the electronic device. In some embodiments, theapplication can be downloaded and installed onto the electronic devicewithout a subscription to the subscription service but can only belaunched (e.g., run, executed) if the user has a subscription to thesubscription service. In some embodiments, a subscription to thesubscription service is required to download and install the applicationonto the electronic device in the first instance. In some embodiments,the application can be launched without a subscription to thesubscription service and a subscription to the subscription serviceenables features in the application that are not accessible or enabledwithout a subscription to the subscription service. In some embodiments,the application can be a subscription-based game.

In some embodiments, while displaying the application launching userinterface, the electronic device receives (1504), via the one or moreinput devices, a user input selecting the first representationcorresponding to the first application, such as in FIG. 14D (e.g., auser input on the touch screen selecting (e.g., tap or long press) asubscription application such as a subscription-based game).

In some embodiments, in response to receiving the user input (1506): inaccordance with a determination that a user of the electronic device hasa subscription with the subscription service, the electronic deviceperforms (1508) a first action, such as in FIG. 14E. In someembodiments, if the selected application is a subscription-basedapplication and the user has a subscription to the respectivesubscription service, then launch, execute, or otherwise display thefirst application. In some embodiments, if the selected application isalready running on the electronic device (e.g., as a background processor otherwise in an inactive state), then display the selectedapplication (e.g., promote the application to an active process and/ordisplay an interface of the application that was previously displayed bythe application (e.g., when the user navigated away from the applicationor otherwise demoted the application to a background process).

In some embodiments, in accordance with a determination that the user ofthe electronic device does not have the subscription with thesubscription service, the electronic device performs (1510) a secondaction, different from the first action, such as in FIG. 14G. In someembodiments, if the selected application is a subscription-basedapplication and the user does not have a current subscription to therespective subscription service, then do not immediately launch,execute, or display the first application. In some embodiments, theselected application was downloaded and installed when the user had asubscription to the respective subscription service but the subscriptionto the subscription service lapsed or was subsequently canceled. In someembodiments, the selected application is downloadable and installablewithout a subscription, but a subscription to the subscription serviceis required to launch (execute, run) the selected application. In someembodiments, in response to the user selecting the selected application,the electronic device displays a user interface suggesting to the userto subscribe to the respective subscription service (e.g., in order toenable access to the application). In some embodiments, the electronicdevice displays an application store user interface for subscribing tothe subscription service. In some embodiments, after successfullysubscribing to the subscription service, the selected application willthen launch (e.g., execute, run). In some embodiments, if the selectedapplication is already running on the electronic device (e.g., as abackground process or otherwise in an inactive state) and the user nolonger has a subscription to the subscription, then selecting theselected application will not cause the display of the selectedapplication and instead, the electronic device displays a user interfacesuggesting to the user to subscribe to the respective subscriptionservice (e.g., in order to enable access to the application).

The above-described manner of accessing a subscription-based application(e.g., by performing a first action, such as launching the application,if the user has a subscription to the respective subscription service orby performing a second, different, action, such as suggesting to theuser to purchase a subscription to the subscription service, if the userdoes not currently have a subscription to the respective subscriptionservice) allows the electronic device to provide the user with theability to access subscription-based applications (e.g., byautomatically determining whether the user has a subscription to therespective subscription service and launching the application if theuser does have a subscription and providing an interface for the user tosubscribe to the subscription service if the user does not have theproper subscription), which simplifies the interaction between the userand the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronicdevice and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., byautomatically determining the action required to quickly access therespective application without requiring the user to separatelydetermine whether the required application is a subscription-basedapplication, separately determining whether the user already has asubscription to the appropriate subscription service, and navigating toa separate interface to subscribe to the subscription service if theuser does not already have a subscription to the appropriatesubscription service), which additionally reduces power usage andimproves battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user touse the electronic device more quickly and efficiently while reducingerrors in the usage of the device.

In some embodiments, the first action includes displaying, on thedisplay, a user interface of the first application (1512), such as inFIG. 14E. In some embodiments, if the first application is asubscription-based application and the user has a subscription to therespective subscription service, then launch, execute, or otherwisedisplay the first application. For example, if the first application isrunning as a background process, then promote the first application to aforeground process and display the first application. In someembodiments, if the first application is not already running on thedevice (e.g., as a background process), then launch the application.

The above-described manner of launching a subscription-based application(e.g., by launching the application if the user has a subscription tothe respective subscription service) allows the electronic device toprovide the user with the ability to access subscription-basedapplication (e.g., by automatically determining whether the user has asubscription to the respective subscription service and launching theapplication if the user does have a subscription), which simplifies theinteraction between the user and the electronic device and enhances theoperability of the electronic device and makes the user-device interfacemore efficient (e.g., by launching the application without requiring theuser to separately verify whether the required application is asubscription-based application or whether the user already has asubscription to the appropriate subscription service), whichadditionally reduces power usage and improves battery life of theelectronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device morequickly and efficiently.

In some embodiments, the second action includes forgoing displaying, onthe display, a user interface of the first application (1514), such asin FIG. 14G. In some embodiments, if the first application is asubscription-based application and the user does not have a subscriptionto the respective subscription service, then do not launch, execute, ordisplay the first application. For example, instead of launching thefirst application, providing a user interface for the user to subscribeto the subscription service or providing a warning, pop-up, or othernotification that the user does not have access due to not having asubscription to the subscription service.

The above-described manner of forgoing launching a subscription-basedapplication (e.g., by forgoing launching the subscription applicationwhen it is determined that the user does not have a valid currentsubscription to the subscription service) allows the electronic deviceto prevent the user from accessing a subscription application withoutthe proper requirements to access the subscription application (e.g., byautomatically determine that the user does not have a subscription tothe subscription service and forgoing launching the application uponrequest from the user to access the respective application), whichsimplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic deviceand enhances the operability of the electronic device and makes theuser-device interface more efficient (e.g., by launching the applicationonly when the user has a valid subscription to the subscription serviceand forgoing launching when the user does not have a valid subscription,without requiring the user to separately verify whether the user has asubscription to the appropriate subscription service), whichadditionally reduces power usage and improves battery life of theelectronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device morequickly and efficiently.

In some embodiments the second action includes (1516): displaying, onthe display, a subscription user interface for resubscribing to thesubscription service, including a selectable option, which whenselected, initiates a process for resubscribing to the subscriptionservice (1518), such as in FIG. 14G. In some embodiments, if the userdoes not have a subscription to the subscription service, displaying asubscription splash page that informs the user that the user mustre-subscribe to the subscription service in order to access therequested application and provides information to the user on thepricing for re-subscribing. In some embodiments, the subscription splashpage includes a button that initiates the process for re-subscribing tothe subscription service. For example, the user previously had asubscription to the subscription service and downloaded and installedthe first application, and the subscription lapsed or was cancelled. Insuch examples, if the user attempts to launch the first application, thedevice will determine that the user previously had a subscription, butthe subscription is now no longer in effect, in which case the use isrequired to re-subscribe to regain access to the first application.

The above-described manner of re-subscribing to the subscription service(e.g., by displaying a subscription service user information whichallows the user to re-subscribe to the subscription service in responseto the user attempting to access a subscription application when theuser no longer has a valid subscription to the subscription service)allows the electronic device to provide the user with a simple userinterface for re-subscribing to the subscription service (e.g., byautomatically displaying information about the subscription service withan option to re-subscribe when the user has shown a desire to access asubscription application), which simplifies the interaction between theuser and the electronic device and enhances the operability of theelectronic device and makes the user-device interface more efficient(e.g., without requiring the user to separately determine that the firstapplication is a subscription application and navigate to a separateuser interface to re-subscribe to the subscription service beforeattempting to launch the first application), which additionally reducespower usage and improves battery life of the electronic device byenabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly andefficiently.

In some embodiments, subscription user interface for resubscribing tothe subscription service includes a plurality of representations ofsubscription applications, including a representation of the firstapplication (1520), such as in FIG. 14G. In some embodiments, thesubscription service user interface includes a number of icons ofapplications that are included in the subscription service. In someembodiments, an enlarged and/or otherwise visually prioritized icon ofthe first application is displayed. For example, the representation ofthe first application can be larger than and in the center of theplurality of other representations of other applications that areincluded in the subscription service.

The above-described manner of providing information on the subscriptionservice (e.g., by displaying a subscription service user interface whichincludes icons of some of the applications that are included in thesubscription service including a prioritized icon of a respectiveapplication) allows the electronic device to provide the user withinformation about the subscription, allow the user to confirm that theapplication in which the user is interested is included in thesubscription, and to entice the user to re-subscribe to the subscriptionservice (e.g., by displaying the icon of the first application so theuser can easily verify that the first application is indeed included inthe subscription service and to remind the user that the user desires toaccess the first application and re-subscribing to the subscriptionservice will provide the user with that access), which simplifies theinteraction between the user and the electronic device and enhances theoperability of the electronic device and makes the user-device interfacemore efficient (e.g., by providing the user with a single interface inwhich the user can receiving information and pricing information on thesubscription service, while also verifying that the subscription serviceis something that the user is interested in), which additionally reducespower usage and improves battery life of the electronic device byenabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly andefficiently while reducing errors in the usage of the device.

In some embodiments, while displaying the subscription user interfacefor resubscribing to the subscription service, the electronic devicereceives (1522), via the one or more input devices, a user inputcorresponding to a request to resubscribe to the subscription service,such as in FIG. 14G (e.g., the user taps on the button to re-subscribeto the subscription service). In some embodiments, in response toreceiving the user input corresponding to the request to resubscribe tothe subscription service, the electronic device initiates (1524) theprocess for resubscribing the user of the electronic device to thesubscription service, such as in FIG. 14H (e.g., resubscribing the userto the subscription service). In some embodiments, resubscribingincludes providing a purchase confirmation user interface. In someembodiments, resubscribing includes authorizing a charge on the user'saccount.

The above-described manner of resubscribing to the subscription service(e.g., by resubscribing the user to the subscription service) allows theelectronic device to provide the user with the ability to accesssubscription applications (e.g., by determining whether a subscriptionis required for the respective application and then re-subscribing theuser to the appropriate subscription service), which simplifies theinteraction between the user and the electronic device and enhances theoperability of the electronic device and makes the user-device interfacemore efficient (e.g., by re-subscribing the user to the subscriptionservice without requiring the user to separately research or determinewhether the first application requires a subscription to a subscriptionservice and navigate to a separate user interface to resubscribe to thesubscription service), which additionally reduces power usage andimproves battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user touse the electronic device more quickly and efficiently while reducingerrors in the usage of the device.

In some embodiments, the process for resubscribing the user to thesubscription service includes (1526): in response to receiving the userinput corresponding to the request to resubscribe to the subscriptionservice, displaying, on the display, a purchase confirmation userinterface (1528), such as in FIG. 14H (e.g., displaying a popup ordrawer which requires the user to provide one or more user inputs toconfirm the user's intent to purchase a subscription to the subscriptionservice). In some embodiments, the purchase confirmation user interfaceprovides information regarding what the user is agreeing to, such asthat the purchase is for a resubscription to the subscription serviceand the price that is charged to maintain the subscription to thesubscription service. In some embodiments, the process includes whiledisplaying the purchase confirmation user interface, receiving, via theone or more input devices, a user input corresponding to a confirmationto resubscribe to the subscription service (1530), such as in FIG. 14H(e.g., receiving one or more user inputs, such as a tap on anauthorization button, or a double-click on a physical button on theelectronic device, to indicate authorization to resubscribe to thesubscription service). In some embodiments, the process includes inresponse to receiving the user input corresponding to the confirmationto resubscribe to the subscription service, resubscribing the user ofthe electronic device to the subscription service (1532), such as inFIG. 14I. In some embodiments, the process includes after receivingauthorization and/or confirmation to resubscribe, then resubscribing theuser to the subscription service. In some embodiments, resubscribing theuser includes authorizing a charge to the user's selected paymentmethod. In some embodiments, resub scribing includes enabling access tothe first application.

The above-described manner of confirming purchase of a subscription to asubscription service (e.g., by displaying a purchase confirmation userinterface and receiving a confirmation that authorizes the device toresubscribe the user to the subscription service) allows the electronicdevice to provide the user with the ability to confirm the user's intentto resubscribe to the subscription service (e.g., by providing a finalconfirmation page before the user is charged for the transaction), whichsimplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic deviceand enhances the operability of the electronic device and makes theuser-device interface more efficient (e.g., by providing the user afinal opportunity to confirm whether to authorize the transaction and toindicate to the user that a purchase transaction will be initiated uponconfirmation), which additionally reduces power usage and improvesbattery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use theelectronic device more quickly and efficiently while reducing errors inthe usage of the device.

In some embodiments, while displaying the application launching userinterface, the electronic device receives (1534), via the one or moreinput devices, a second user input selecting a second representation ofthe one or more representations corresponding to a second application,such as in FIG. 14B (e.g., a user input on the touch screen selecting(e.g., tap or long press) a second application). In some embodiments, inresponse to receiving the second user input selecting the secondrepresentation (1536): in accordance with a determination that thesecond application is a non-subscription application, the electronicdevice displays (1538), on the display, a user interface of the secondapplication independent of whether the user of the electronic device hasthe subscription with the subscription service, such as in FIG. 14C. Insome embodiments, if the second application is not a subscriptionapplication, then selection of the second application's icon causeslaunching or otherwise displaying of the second application. In someembodiments, because the second application is not a subscriptionapplication, the electronic device does not determine whether the userhas a subscription to the subscription service. In some embodiments,because the second application is not a subscription application, theelectronic device does not initiate a process for subscribing to thesubscription service. In other words, the second application is agnosticto whether the user has a subscription to the subscription service andselecting the second application will not cause any actions related tothe user's subscription to the subscription service.

The above-described manner of launching a non-subscription application(e.g., by determining that the application is not a subscriptionapplication and launching it without determining whether the user has asubscription with the subscription service) allows the electronic deviceto provide the user with the ability to launch subscription andnon-subscription applications (e.g., by automatically determining theapplications that require a subscription and the applications that donot require a subscription and not checking for or requiring that theuser subscribe to a subscription process if the requested applicationdoes not require a subscription to a subscription service), whichsimplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic deviceand enhances the operability of the electronic device and makes theuser-device interface more efficient (e.g., by forgoing determiningwhether the user has a subscription to the subscription service and alsoby avoiding unnecessarily requiring the user to confirm whether the userhas a subscription), which additionally reduces power usage and improvesbattery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use theelectronic device more quickly and efficiently while reducing errors inthe usage of the device.

In some embodiments, in response to receiving the second user inputselecting the second representation (1540): in accordance with adetermination that the second application is a subscription application(1542) (e.g., the second application is only available via asubscription service.): in accordance with a determination that the userof the electronic device has the subscription with the subscriptionservice, the electronic device performs (1544) a third actioncorresponding to the user of the electronic device having thesubscription with the subscription service, such as in FIG. 14E. In someembodiments, if the second application is a subscription-basedapplication and the user has a subscription to the respectivesubscription service, then launch, execute, or otherwise display thesecond application. In some embodiments, if the second application isalready running on the electronic device (e.g., as a background processor otherwise in an inactive state), then display the second application(e.g., promote the application to an active process and/or display aninterface of the application that was previously displayed by theapplication (e.g., when the user navigated away from the application orotherwise demoted the application to a background process)). In someembodiments, in accordance with a determination that the user of theelectronic device does not have the subscription with the subscriptionservice, the electronic device performs (1546) a fourth action,different from the first action, corresponding to the user of theelectronic device not having the subscription with the subscriptionservice, such as in FIG. 14G. In some embodiments, if the secondapplication is a subscription-based application and the user does nothave a current subscription to the respective subscription service, thendo not immediately launch, execute, or display the second application.In some embodiments, in response to the user selecting the secondapplication, the electronic device displays a user interface suggestingto the user to subscribe to the respective subscription service (e.g.,in order to enable access to the application). In some embodiments, theelectronic device displays an application store user interface forsubscribing to the subscription service. In some embodiments, aftersuccessfully subscribing to the subscription service, the secondapplication will then launch (e.g., execute, run).

The above-described manner of accessing a subscription-based application(e.g., by performing a third action, such as launching the application,if the user has a subscription to the respective subscription service orby performing a fourth, different, action, such as suggesting to theuser to purchase a subscription to the subscription service, if the userdoes not currently have a subscription to the respective subscriptionservice) allows the electronic device to provide the user with theability to access subscription-based applications (e.g., byautomatically determining whether the user has a subscription to therespective subscription service and launching the application if theuser does have a subscription and providing an interface for the user tosubscribe to the subscription service if the user does not have theproper subscription), which simplifies the interaction between the userand the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronicdevice and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., byautomatically determining the action required to quickly access therespective application without requiring the user to separatelydetermine whether the required application is a subscription-basedapplication, separately determining whether the user already has asubscription to the appropriate subscription service, and navigating toa separate interface to subscribe to the subscription service if theuser does not already have a subscription to the appropriatesubscription service), which additionally reduces power usage andimproves battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user touse the electronic device more quickly and efficiently while reducingerrors in the usage of the device.

In some embodiments, while the application launching user interfaceincludes a respective representation of a respective application, theelectronic device receives (1548), via the one or more input devices, asequence of one or more inputs corresponding to a request to removeaccess to the respective application, such as in FIG. 14K (e.g.,deleting, requesting to delete, unsubscribing to a subscription service,or otherwise requesting to remove access to the respective application).In some embodiments, requesting to remove access includes deleting oruninstalling a respective application. In some embodiments, requestingto remove access to a respective application includes cancelling asubscription to a subscription service if the respective application isa subscription application whose access is granted via a subscription tothe subscription service. In some embodiments, in response to receivingthe sequence of one or more inputs corresponding to the request toremove access to the respective application (1550): the electronicdevice removes (1552), at the electronic device, access to therespective application, such as in FIG. 14L-14M. In some embodiments, ifthe request to remove access was to uninstall or delete the respectiveapplication, then the electronic device uninstalls or deletes therespective application. In some embodiments, if the request was tocancel a subscription to a subscription service, then cancel thesubscription to the subscription service. In some embodiments, whenaccess is removed to the respective application, the user can no longerlaunch or otherwise access the respective application, even if theapplication is still installed onto the electronic device and otherwiseaccessible (e.g., but for the lack of a subscription to a subscriptionservice). In some embodiments, in accordance with a determination thatthe respective application is not a subscription application, theelectronic device removes (1554) the respective application from theelectronic device, including removing a respective representationcorresponding to the respective application from the applicationlaunching user interface, such as in FIG. 14L. In some embodiments, ifthe respective application is a non-subscription application, thenrequesting to remove the respective application includes requesting todelete or otherwise uninstall the application from the electronicdevice. In some embodiments, deleting or otherwise uninstalling theapplication includes removing the application from the applicationlaunching user interface such that the user can no longer select theapplication to launch. In some embodiments, in accordance with adetermination that the respective application is a subscriptionapplication, the electronic device forgoes (1556) removing therespective application from the electronic device, including forgoingremoving the respective representation corresponding to the respectiveapplication from the application launching user interface, such as inFIG. 14M. In some embodiments, if the respective application is asubscription application, then requesting to remove the respectiveapplication includes cancelling the subscription to the subscriptionservice. In some embodiments, as a result of cancelling the subscriptionto the subscription service, the respective application is not removedfrom the application launching user interface. In other words, evenafter the subscription has lapsed, a user can select the icon for therespective application to request launch of the application (e.g., whichcould otherwise launch but for the lack of a subscription to thesubscription service). In some embodiments, the respective applicationremains installed on the electronic device. However, as described above,in some embodiments, the user no longer has access to the applicationand selection of the application would not cause launching of theapplication (e.g., unless the user re-acquires a subscription to thesubscription service). In some embodiments, to uninstall or otherwiseremove a subscription application from the electronic device, the usermust request deletion of the subscription application rather thanrequesting removal of access to the subscription application.

The above-described manner of preserving the icon of a subscriptionapplication after removal of access (e.g., by removing the icon of anon-subscription application upon request for removal of access, butforgoing removing the icon of a subscription application when the userrequests removal of access) allows the electronic device to provide theuser with the ability to request access the subscription-basedapplication (e.g., by preserving the icon in the application launchinguser interface, which allows the user to interact with the icon andrequest to launch the respective application), which simplifies theinteraction between the user and the electronic device and enhances theoperability of the electronic device and makes the user-device interfacemore efficient (e.g., by not deleting and removing the icon of asubscription application without the user's explicit request to deleteand remove the icon or the subscription application and provide the userwith another method in which the user can re-subscribe to thesubscription service), which additionally reduces power usage andimproves battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user touse the electronic device more quickly and efficiently while reducingerrors in the usage of the device.

In some embodiments, after removing access to the respectiveapplication, the electronic device receives (1558), via the one or moreinput devices, a second user input selecting the respectiverepresentation corresponding to the respective application on theapplication launching user interface, such as in FIG. 14F. In someembodiments, after removing access to the subscription application andwhile the subscription application is still installed on the device, theelectronic device receives a user input on the touch screen selecting(e.g., tap or long press) a subscription application. In someembodiments, in response to receiving the second user input selectingthe respective representation corresponding to the respectiveapplication, the electronic device displays (1560), on the display, asubscription user interface for resubscribing to the subscriptionservice, including a selectable option, which when selected, initiates aprocess for resubscribing to the subscription service, such as in FIG.14G. In some embodiments, because the user does not have a subscriptionto the subscription service, displaying a subscription splash page thatinforms the user that the user must re-subscribe to the subscriptionservice in order to access the subscription application and providesinformation to the user on the pricing for re-subscribing. In someembodiments, the subscription splash page includes a button thatinitiates the process for re-subscribing to the subscription service.

The above-described manner of re-subscribing to the subscription service(e.g., by displaying a subscription service user information whichallows the user to re-subscribe to the subscription service in responseto the user attempting to access a subscription application when theuser no longer has a valid subscription to the subscription service)allows the electronic device to provide the user with a simple userinterface for re-subscribing to the subscription service (e.g., byautomatically displaying information about the subscription service withan option to re-subscribe when the user has shown a desire to access asubscription application), which simplifies the interaction between theuser and the electronic device and enhances the operability of theelectronic device and makes the user-device interface more efficient(e.g., without requiring the user to navigate to a separate userinterface to re-subscribe to the subscription service before attemptingto launch the subscription application), which additionally reducespower usage and improves battery life of the electronic device byenabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly andefficiently.

In some embodiments, after removing access to the respectiveapplication, the electronic device receives (1562), via the one or moreinput devices, a sequence of one or more inputs corresponding to arequest to remove the respective representation corresponding to therespective application from the application launching user interface,such as in FIG. 14N. In some embodiments, after cancelling thesubscription to the subscription service and while the respectiveapplication is still installed on the electronic device, the electronicdevice receives a user input requesting removal of the respectiveapplication from the electronic device. In some embodiments, the requestto remove the respective application from the electronic device is thesame request as to remove the application from the application launchinguser interface. In some embodiments, in response to receiving thesequence of one or more inputs corresponding to the request to removethe respective representation, the electronic device removes (1564) therespective application from the electronic device, including removingthe respective representation corresponding to the respectiveapplication from the application launching user interface, such as inFIG. 14O (e.g., uninstalling or otherwise deleting the respectiveapplication from the electronic device). In some embodiments,uninstalling the respective application causes the application to beremoved from the application launching user interface. It is understoodthat removing or uninstalling a subscription application is not arequest to remove access to the subscription service. In other words, insome embodiments, if the user has a subscription to the subscriptionservice and requests to remove a respective subscription application,the electronic device will uninstall the respective subscriptionapplication but will not cause the subscription to the subscriptionservice to be cancelled. Thus, in such embodiments, the user canre-download and install the removed subscription application for as longas the user's subscription to the subscription service remains valid.

The above-described manner of removing a subscription application (e.g.,by receiving a user input requesting removal of the respectivesubscription application and then removing the subscription applicationfrom the electronic device and from the application launcher userinterface) allows the electronic device to provide the user with agencyin removing applications from the electronic device (e.g., by onlyremoving the subscription application from the electronic device inresponse to receiving an explicit request to remove the application andnot removing the application when the request is only to remove accessto the subscription application), which simplifies the interactionbetween the user and the electronic device and enhances the operabilityof the electronic device and makes the user-device interface moreefficient (e.g., by providing a direct cause-and-effect for removing thesubscription application and not removing the application after removingaccess to the application without giving the user any notice that thesubscription application would be removed), which additionally reducespower usage and improves battery life of the electronic device byenabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly andefficiently.

In some embodiments, when the user input selecting the firstrepresentation was received, the first application was installed on theelectronic device (1566), such as in FIG. 14A. In some embodiments, theapplication was downloaded and installed on the electronic device whenthe user requested for access to the application to be removed. In someembodiments, when the application is installed on the electronic device,the application launching user interface includes a representation ofthe application and selection of the representation causes theapplication to launch. In some embodiments, if the application is asubscription application, selection of the representation causes thedevice to determine whether the user of the electronic device has avalid subscription to the subscription service before determiningwhether to launch the first application.

The above-described manner of maintaining the installation of asubscription application on the electronic device (e.g., by notautomatically removing or uninstalling the subscription application whenthe subscription lapses) allows the electronic device to provide theuser with the ability to request access to the subscription application(e.g., by maintaining the installation of the subscription servicedespite changes in the user's subscription status), which simplifies theinteraction between the user and the electronic device and enhances theoperability of the electronic device and makes the user-device interfacemore efficient (e.g., by avoiding the need to uninstall and reinstallsubscription games every time the user's subscription status changes),which additionally reduces power usage and improves battery life of theelectronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device morequickly and efficiently.

In some embodiments, before receiving the user input selecting the firstrepresentation, the first application was installed on the electronicdevice when the user of the electronic device had the subscription withthe subscription service (1568), such as in FIG. 14A. In someembodiments, if the first application is a subscription application,then the first application can only be downloaded and installed when theuser has a valid subscription to the subscription service. In someembodiments, a user request to download and/or install a subscriptionapplication will cause the user to be prompted to subscribe to thesubscription service. In some embodiments, installing the firstapplication on the electronic device included adding the firstrepresentation of the first application to the application launchinguser interface (1570), such as in FIG. 14A. In some embodiments,applications that are installed on the electronic device appear in theapplication launching user interface. In some embodiments, selecting arespective application in the application launching user interfacecauses the selected application to be launched. In some embodiments, ifthe selected application is a subscription application, then furtherrequirements must be met in order for the application to launch (e.g.,that the user has a valid subscription to the subscription service). Insome embodiments, the user's subscription to the subscription servicecan be cancelled or lapse, in which case the installed applicationremains installed on the electronic device. In some embodiments, inorder to remove or uninstall the subscription application after thesubscription service ends, the user must provide an explicit request(e.g., another user input) to remove the application (e.g., the lapse orcancellation of the subscription service corresponding to a request toremove access is insufficient to cause the application to be removed).

The above-described manner of installing a subscription application(e.g., by downloading and installing the first application when the userof the electronic device has a subscription to the subscription servicethat provides access to the subscription application) allows theelectronic device to download an application when the application isavailable for the user to access (e.g., by only downloading theapplication when the user has a valid subscription so that the user canimmediately access, launch, or interact with the application as soon asthe downloading and/or installing is completed), which simplifies theinteraction between the user and the electronic device and enhances theoperability of the electronic device and makes the user-device interfacemore efficient (e.g., by only downloading the application if the usercan currently access the application and avoiding a situation in whichan application is downloaded and installed, but the user cannot actuallyaccess or launch the application without further subscribing to thesubscription service), which additionally reduces power usage andimproves battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user touse the electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

It should be understood that the particular order in which theoperations in FIGS. 15A-15G have been described is merely exemplary andis not intended to indicate that the described order is the only orderin which the operations could be performed. One of ordinary skill in theart would recognize various ways to reorder the operations describedherein. Additionally, it should be noted that details of other processesdescribed herein with respect to other methods described herein (e.g.,methods 700, 900, 1100, 1300, 1700, and 1900) are also applicable in ananalogous manner to method 1500 described above. For example, theoperation of the electronic device for launching and removing arespective application described above with reference to method 1500optionally has one or more of the characteristics of an applicationstore that are specific to a respective application, user interfaces ofan application store that include information about a respectivecategory of applications, user interfaces of an application store foraccessing a respective category of applications, visual indications ofthe number of available updates, user interfaces of a genericapplication store and a dedicated application store for a respectivecategory of applications, notifications of the completion of a download,etc., described herein with reference to other methods described herein(e.g., methods 700, 900, 1100, 1300, 1700, and 1900). Furthermore, theapplication store(s) described with reference to method 1500 aboveoptionally has one or more of the features of the application store(s)described with reference to methods 700, 900, 1100, 1300, 1700, and1900. For brevity, these details are not repeated here.

The operations in the information processing methods described aboveare, optionally, implemented by running one or more functional modulesin an information processing apparatus such as general purposeprocessors (e.g., a as described with respect to FIGS. 1A-1B, 3, 5A-5K)or application specific chips. Further, the operations described withreference to FIGS. 15A-15G are, optionally, implemented by componentsdepicted in FIGS. 1A-1B. For example, displaying operations 1502, 1514,and 1518, receiving operations 1504, 1522, 1530, 1534, 1548, 1558, and1562, and initiating operations are, optionally, implemented by eventsorter 170, event recognizer 180, and event handler 190. When arespective predefined event or sub-event is detected, event recognizer180 activates an event handler 190 associated with the detection of theevent or sub-event. Event handler 190 optionally utilizes or calls dataupdater 176 or object updater 177 to update the application internalstate 192. In some embodiments, event handler 190 accesses a respectiveGUI updater 178 to update what is displayed by the application.Similarly, it would be clear to a person having ordinary skill in theart how other processes can be implemented based on the componentsdepicted in FIGS. 1A-1B.

Transferring Context Between Applications

Users interact with electronic devices in many different manners. Insome embodiments, applications are installed onto the electronicdevices. In some embodiments, the applications serve any number ofpurposes from accessing content to receiving information to playinggames. In some embodiments, the applications installed onto theelectronic devices can be included with the electronic device, purchasedand installed onto the electronic device by the user, or can be “rented”or “leased” by the user. In some embodiments, these rented or leasedapplications can be referred to as subscription applications such thataccess to the application is granted via a subscription model. In someembodiments, the applications can be purchased and downloaded from anapplication store installed on the electronic devices. In someembodiments, a generic application store allows a user and browse forany and all applications that can be downloaded onto the electronicdevice. In some embodiments, a dedicated application store allows a userto browse for a particular type of application. In some embodiments, thegeneric application store has a user interface that is dedicated to thesame type of application that the dedicated application store is for.The embodiments described below provide ways in which an electronicdevice transfers the context from a generic application store and adedicated application store, thus enhancing the user's interactions withthe electronic device. Enhancing interactions with a device reduces theamount of time needed by a user to perform operations, and thus reducesthe power usage of the device and increases battery life forbattery-powered devices. It is understood that people use devices. Whena person uses a device, that person is optionally referred to as a userof the device.

FIGS. 16A-16Y illustrate exemplary ways in which an electronic devicetransfers context between a generic application store application and adedicated application store application. The embodiments in thesefigures are used to illustrate the processes described below withreference to FIGS. 17A-17H.

FIGS. 16A-16Y illustrate operation of the electronic device 500 fortransferring context between a generic application store application anda dedicated application store application. FIG. 16A illustrates anexemplary display 594. In some embodiments, display 594 is driven by anelectronic device, such as electronic device 500 (e.g., a set-top box),not shown. In some embodiments, display 594 is external or integratedwith an electronic device (e.g., such as a touch-screen of a mobiledevice). In FIG. 16A, the electronic device (e.g., electronic device500) is currently off and display 594 is not currently displaying anyuser interfaces. In some embodiments, user input 1603 is received fromremote 590. In some embodiments, user input 1603 is a click input on atouch sensitive surface of remote 590. In some embodiments, user input1603 corresponds to a request to turn on device 500. In someembodiments, a button press input on a button on remote 590 or a tapinput on the touch sensitive surface of remote 590 also corresponds to arequest to turn on the device. In some embodiments, in response to userinput 1603, device 500 turns on (or otherwise enters an active mode froma low power or inactive mode) and displays home screen user interface1600, as shown in FIG. 16B.

In some embodiments, home screen user interface 1600 is anapplication-browsing user interface of electronic device 500 thatincludes icons (e.g., representations) for different applicationsinstalled on device 500, the icons selectable to launch theircorresponding applications on the electronic device. For example, userinterface 1600 includes icons 1602-1 to 1602-5 that are selectable tolaunch different applications on the electronic device. For example,icon 1602-1 is selectable to launch a unified media browsingapplication, icon 1602-2 is selectable to launch a setting application(or interface), icon 1602-3 is selectable to launch a genericapplication store application, 1602-4 is selectable to launch adedicated application store application, and icon 1602-5 is selectableto launch a media application corresponding to media provider 1. In someembodiments, icons 1602-1 to 1602-5 are arranged in a scrollable gridpattern and user interface 1600 is scrollable to display more rows oficons beyond 1602-5 (e.g., left/right scroll and/or up/down scroll). Insome embodiments, the icons can be still images, animations, or videosrepresenting the corresponding application. In some embodiments, theicons can be rearranged or otherwise customized by the user.

User interface 1600 optionally also includes a region above icons 1602(e.g., a “top shelf” region) that optionally displays one or more userinterface elements corresponding to the application whose icon 1602 hasthe current focus. In some embodiments, only icons in the top row oficons in user interface 1600 cause the top shelf to display userinterface elements. In some embodiments, the top row is visuallydistinguished from the other rows to indicate that only the top rowincludes this behavior, as shown in FIG. 16B. For example, in FIG. 16B,icon 1602-1 corresponding to the unified media browsing application hasthe current focus (e.g., as indicated by the dotted square). As aresult, device 500 displays representations 1604-1 to 1604-4 of mediaitems accessible from the unified media browsing application (e.g.,content that is browseable and selectable in the unified media browsingapplication for display within the unified media browsing application oranother application that is launched in response to the user selection)in the “top shelf” region of user interface 1600. Representations 1604optionally include information identifying each media item (e.g.,textual information) and/or information about the content of each mediaitem (e.g., video previews of the media items, still images of the mediaitems, etc.). The “top shelf” region is, in some embodiments, ascrollable region that includes representations of suggested media itemsfor the currently highlighted application in the home screen, and anupward swipe on remote 590 (e.g., on touch sensitive surface 451) causesthe current focus to move to the top shelf. In some embodiments,selection of the items in the top shelf region (e.g., with a tap orclick input on remote 590), will cause device 500 to start playing amedia item that corresponds to the representation of a suggested mediaitem that has current focus (e.g., within the unified media browsingapplication or another application that is launched in response to theuser selection).

In FIG. 16C, the user has navigated the focus (e.g., scrolled to theright via a rightwards swipe or a tap on the right side of a touchsensitive surface, not shown) to icon 1602-3 corresponding to thegeneric application store application. In some embodiments, the genericapplication store application is an application in which the user canbrowse for and purchase applications (e.g., include games, services, orother content) to download and install onto electronic device 500. Insome embodiments, the generic application store application includes allapplications that are available to be downloaded and installed onto theelectronic device (e.g., as opposed to the dedicated application storeapplication that is dedicated to only one particular type or category ofapplications). In some embodiments, the application store includes bothsubscription and non-subscription applications for the user to purchaseaccess, download, and/or install. In some embodiments, the subscriptionand non-subscription applications are the same or share similar featuresas those discussed above with respect to FIGS. 6-11. In someembodiments, because the generic application store application icon isin the top row (e.g., prioritized row) of home screen user interface1600, the top shelf region displays featured content from the genericapplication store application when icon 1602-3 corresponding to thegeneric application store application has focus, such as featured app 1,featured app 0 and featured app 2. As shown in FIG. 16C, therepresentations in the top shelf region can be any size (e.g., ascompared with FIG. 16B) and can fully display any number of differentrepresentations (e.g., 1 full representation in FIG. 16C and 4 fullrepresentations in FIG. 16B).

In FIG. 16C, user input 1603 is received selecting the genericapplication store application (e.g., a selection input while icon 1602-3has a focus). In response to user input 1603 selecting the genericapplication store application, electronic device 500 launches and/ordisplays the generic application store application and displays userinterface 1610. In some embodiments, user interface 1610 includesnavigation bar 1012 at or near the top of user interface 1610. As shownin FIG. 16D, navigation bar 1012 includes different selectable optionsto navigate to different pages or user interfaces within the genericstore application, such as selectable option 1013-1 for the “Featured”page, selectable option 1013-2 for the “Top Charts” page, selectableoption 1013-3 for the “Categories” page, selectable option 1013-4 forthe “Arcade” page, selectable option 1013-5 for the “Purchased” page,and selectable option for the “Search” page. It is understood that theorder of selectable options on the navigation bar can be a differentorder than that shown in FIG. 16D. In some embodiments, when the genericstore application is initially displayed (e.g., launched for the firsttime), the “Featured” page is displayed. As shown, the “Featured” pageis currently selected and user interface 1610 corresponds to the“Featured” page. In some embodiments, user interface 1610 includes ascrollable list of featured applications to download onto the electronicdevice 500. In some embodiments, user interface 1610 includes a featuredapplications ribbon at or near the top of user interface 1610. In someembodiments, the featured applications ribbon is a scrollable ribbonthat displays multiple featured applications.

In some embodiments, navigation bar 1012 includes selectable option1013-4 for the “Arcade” page. In some embodiments, the “Arcade” page isa user interface of the generic application store application that isdedicated to subscription applications. For example, all of the arcadeapplications that are displayed in the “Arcade” page are accessible viaa subscription to an arcade subscription service (e.g., similarly to thearcade subscription services described above).

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 16E, while representation 1614-1corresponding to application 1 has a focus and electronic device 500receives a user input 1603 corresponding to a click input on a touchsensitive surface. In some embodiments, in response to user input 1603,device 500 displays user interface 1620, as shown in FIG. 16F. In someembodiments, user interface 1620 is a product page corresponding toapplication 1. In some embodiments, user interface 1620 includes image1624 representing the application (e.g., a logo, icon, or other image).In some embodiments, image 1624 is an animated graphic or a video clip.In some embodiments, user interface 1620 includes information section1622, which includes an icon of the application, a title of theapplication, the developer or producer of the application, the maturityrating of the application (e.g., and/or any other status indicators),and a description of the application. In some embodiments, userinterface 1620 includes selectable option 1626 (e.g., button oraffordance labeled “Get”) for downloading or otherwise acquiringapplication 1 (e.g., or otherwise initiating a process for downloadingapplication 1). In some embodiments, user interface 1620 includes a listof media content that is available from provider 1, such asrepresentations 1628-1 to 1628-4 corresponding to Media 1 to Media 4. Insome embodiments, selection of representations 1628-1 to 1628-4 displaysa preview of the selected media content. In some embodiments, selectionof representations 1628-1 to 1628-4 causes initiation of a process fordownloading application 1.

In FIG. 16G, while home screen user interface 1600 is displayed, a userinput 1603 is received selecting the dedicated application storeapplication (e.g., a selection input while icon 1602-4 has a focus). Insome embodiments, as described above, the dedicated application storeapplication is an application store application that is dedicated tosubscription based applications (e.g., subscription applications and/orarcade subscription games). For example, all applications that gainaccess via a subscription to a subscription service are included in thededicated application store application. It is understood that althoughthe dedicated application store application contains only subscriptionbased applications, the generic application store application alsoincludes subscription based applications for the user to browse andacquire (e.g., in the “Arcade” page). In some embodiments, as shown inFIG. 16G, while icon 1602-4 has a focus, the top shelf region displaysfeatured content from the dedicated application store application, suchas featured game A, featured game Z, and featured game B.

In some embodiments, in response to user input 1603 selecting thededicated application store application, device 500 displays arcade userinterface 1630. In some embodiments, arcade user interface 1630 sharessimilar features as the “Arcade” page of the generic application storeapplication (e.g., but without a navigation bar). In some embodiments,arcade user interface 1630 includes a featured ribbon with featuredgames (such as representation 1636-1 for featured game A, featured gameZ, and featured game B). In some embodiments, the featured ribbon is ascrollable list of featured games. In some embodiments, beneath thefeatured ribbon, arcade user interface 1630 displays rows of arcadegames that are included in the arcade subscription service. For example,user interface 1630 includes a first row of games 1634-1 to 1634-4 and asecond row of games (e.g., game E and game F). In some embodiments, therow of games are scrollable (e.g., left/right and/or up/down) to revealmore games or more rows of games. In some embodiments, the rows of gamesare sorted into categories of items. In some items, the categoriesand/or rows are ordered based on the user's interests. For example,content items that are more likely to be of interest to the user aredisplayed earlier or higher than content items that are less likely tobe of interest to the user.

In FIG. 16I, while displaying home screen user interface 1600, a userinput 1603 is received selecting representation 1602-3 corresponding tothe generic application store application. In some embodiments, inresponse to the user input 1603 selecting representation 1602-3corresponding to the generic application store application, device 500displays user interface 1610 corresponding to the “Featured” page of thegeneric application store application, as shown in FIG. 16J.

In FIG. 16K, while displaying user interface 1610, input 1603 isreceived performing a rightwards navigation on the navigation bar 1012(e.g., rightwards swipe). In some embodiments, in response to user input1603, focus is moved rightwards from selectable option 1013-1(corresponding to the “Featured” page) to selectable option 1013-4(corresponding to the “Arcade” page). In some embodiments, in responseto selectable option 1013-4 having a focus, device 500 replaces displayof user interface 1610 with display of user interface 1640 correspondingto the “Arcade” page. In some embodiments, user interface 1640 is adedicated page for arcade subscription applications. In someembodiments, user interface 1640 is the same or includes similarelements as user interface 1630 of the dedicated application storeapplication. In some embodiments, user interface 1640 is identical touser interface 1630 except for the display of navigation bar 1012. Insome embodiments, any and all interactions, changes, user inputs, and/orupdates that occur within user interface 1640 dedicated to arcadesubscription applications are transferred to user interface 1630 of thededicated application store application. In other words, the two userinterfaces of the two applications optionally identically mirror eachother, as will be shown below.

In FIG. 16L, user input 1603 corresponding to a click input is receivedthus moving the focus from the navigation bar 1012 onto an element ofthe arcade page, as shown in FIG. 16M. In some embodiments, the focus ismoved to the first element (e.g., top-most or left-most element) in theuser interface. In some embodiments, the focus skips the banner row andmoves to the first element of the row of content items (e.g.,representation 1644-1). In some embodiments, the focus moves to theelement that was previously in focus when the user interface waspreviously displayed. For example, if the user previous had selectedicon 1644-2 when the user navigated away from user interface 1640, thenthe focus will move back to icon 1644-2 when the user navigates back touser interface 1640.

In some embodiments, while icon 1644-1 has a focus, user input 1603 isreceived selecting game A. In some embodiments, in response to userinput 1603, device 500 displays user interface 1650 corresponding to theproduct page for game A, as shown in FIG. 16N. In some embodiments, userinterface 1650 is a product page corresponding to game A. In someembodiments, user interface 1650 includes image 1654 representing thegame (e.g., a logo, icon, or other image). In some embodiments, image1654 is an animated graphic or a video clip. In some embodiments, userinterface 1650 includes information section 1652, which includes an iconof the game, a title of the game, the developer or producer of the game,the maturity rating of the game (e.g., and/or any other statusindicators), and a description of the game. In some embodiments, userinterface 1650 includes selectable option 1656 (e.g., button oraffordance labeled “Try it free”) for initiating a process forsubscribing to the subscription service (e.g., or otherwise initiating aprocess for downloading game A if the user already has a subscription tothe subscription service). In some embodiments, user interface 1650includes a list of media representing game A, such as media 1658-1 to1658-4. In some embodiments, the media items are screen shots or videosof game A. In some embodiments, selection of media 1658-1 to 1658-4displays an enlarged view of the selected media item. It is understoodthat user interface 1650 is an exemplary example and can include similarfeatures as the product pages described above with respect to at leastFIGS. 6G, 6T, 10J, 10N, 100, etc.

In FIG. 16O, after displaying user interface 1650, a user input 1603 isreceived on home screen user interface 1600 selecting icon 1602-4corresponding to the dedicated application store application. In someembodiments, in response to user input 1603, the dedicated applicationstore application is launched. In some embodiments, launching thededicated application store application causes display of user interface1650 corresponding to the product page for game A, as shown in FIG. 16P.In some embodiments, because the generic application store applicationwas displaying user interface 1650 in response to a user's interactionon user interface 1640 corresponding to the “Arcade” page, the same userinterface is displayed in the generic application store application(e.g., without receiving any further user input after launching thededicated application store application). In other words, the user'sinteractions on user interface 1640 corresponding to the “Arcade” pageare automatically transferred to the generic application storeapplication. In some embodiments, as a result, all visual changes andupdates in the generic application store application (e.g., restrictedto the “Arcade” page) are also reflected in the dedicated applicationstore application, and vice versa (e.g., inputs and/or visual changes inthe dedicated application store application are also transferred to the“Arcade” page of the generic application store application). In someembodiments, the changes are transparent and a user would be unable toidentify any differences between the two interfaces (e.g., as if theywere the same interface), except optionally that the “Arcade” page ofthe generic application store application displays a navigation bar fornavigating to other pages. In some embodiments, the visual changes andupdates that are transferred include not only simple scrolling updates(as will be discussed in further below with respect to FIG. 16W), butalso the displaying of an entirely new page (e.g., user interface 1650),optionally as long as the new page (e.g., user interface 1650) isassociated with the “arcade” page, was a result of a selection of anicon on the “arcade” page, or otherwise has a corresponding page in thededicated application store application.

In FIG. 16P, user input 1603 is received selecting a “menu” or “back”button on remote 590, while user interface 1650 is displayed. In someembodiments, in response to user input 1603, device 500 navigatesbackwards (e.g., or “upwards” in a navigation hierarchy) and displaysuser interface 1630 corresponding to the initial user interface of thededicated application store application. In some embodiments, whiledisplaying user interface 1630, user input 1603 (e.g., an upward swipeon a touch sensitive surface) is received moving a focus from iron1634-1 to banner 1636-1 corresponding to featured game A, as shown inFIG. 16R. In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 16S, user input 1603(e.g., a rightward swipe on a touch sensitive surface) is receivedscrolling through the banner and moving focus to banner 1636-2corresponding to featured game B.

In some embodiments, user input 1603 (e.g., downward swipe on a touchsensitive surface) is received moving the focus back to the row ofcontent items 1634-1 to 1634-4, as shown in FIG. 16T. In someembodiments, as shown in FIG. 16U, user input 1603 (e.g., a rightwardswipe on a touch sensitive surface) is received moving the focus to icon1634-2 corresponding to game B. In some embodiments, after the sequenceof user inputs described above, user interface 1630 displays icon 1634-2corresponding to game B as having a focus and banner 1636-2corresponding to featured game B as being displayed in the center of thebanner, as shown in FIG. 16U.

In some embodiments, after receiving the series of user inputs discussedabove, a user input 1603 is received on home screen user interface 1600selecting icon 1602-3 corresponding to the generic application storeapplication, as shown in FIG. 16V. In response to the user input 1603,device 500 launches the generic application store application, as shownin FIG. 16W. In some embodiments, device 500 displays user interface1640 corresponding to the “Arcade” page in the exact same state andconfiguration as user interface 1630 that was displayed when the usernavigated away from the dedicated application store application,including all of the visual updates displayed in response to the user'sinputs (e.g., except for the including of navigation bar 1012). Forexample, banner 1646-2 corresponding to featured game B is in the centerbanner and icon 1644-2 corresponding to game B has a focus. Thus, asdescribed above, in some embodiments, the state, context, and/or userinputs are transmitted between the dedicated store application and the“Arcade” page of the generic application store application in eitherdirection. In some embodiments, the user interfaces reflect the mostrecent updates and/or user interactions. In some embodiments, thisfeature allows the user to navigate freely between the genericapplication store application and the dedicated store applicationwithout re-performing any user inputs to reach the most recent displaystate.

In FIG. 16X, while device 500 is off, a user input 1603 is received fromgame controller 1650 corresponding to a request to turn on device 500.In some embodiments, the request to turn on device 500 is received byselecting a “menu” or “power” button on game controller 1650. In someembodiments, the request to turn on device 500 is received by selectingany of the buttons on game controller 1650. In some embodiments, inresponse to receiving the request to turn on device 500 from gamecontroller 1650, device 500 powers on (e.g., or otherwise enters anactive state from an inactive state) and displays home screen userinterface 1600, as shown in FIG. 16Y. In some embodiments, because therequest to power on was received from a game controller (e.g., gamecontroller 1650) as opposed to a non-game controller remote (e.g.,remote 590), electronic device 500 determines that the user desires toplay a game. In some embodiments, device 500 displays pop-up 1606 (e.g.,or other type of notification message) providing the user with theoption to continue playing game A. In some embodiments, selection of the“Continue” button of pop-up 1606 causes launch of game A. In someembodiments, launching game A continues a previous gaming session ofgame A. In some embodiments, the previous gaming session of game A isfrom another device on which the user has logged into the same useraccount as on device 500. In some embodiments, the previous gamingsession of game A is from the previous session of usage of device 500.In some embodiments, device 500 launches game A and does not load aprevious gaming session.

In some embodiments, if icon 1602-4 corresponding to the arcade store isnot in the visually distinguished top row of user interface 1600 (e.g.,due to the user moving the icon away from the top row), device 500 willtemporarily move icon 1602-4 to the top row (e.g., icon 1602-4 is movedfor the current session and will return to its original location whenthe device is next powered on with a device that is not a gamecontroller). In some embodiments, device 500 will automatically move thefocus to icon 1602-4 corresponding to the arcade store when device 500is powered on using a game controller. In some embodiments, device 500will automatically move focus to one of the arcade subscription games(e.g., icon 1602-6 corresponding to game A) when device 500 is poweredon using a game controller.

It is understood that although the above description refers to thetransfer of context and/or information between a generic applicationstore application and a dedicated application store application, thetransfer of context and/or information disclosed above is not limited toonly application store applications and context and/or information canbe transferred between any and all types of compatible applications.Furthermore, it is understood that the above-disclosed transfer ofcontext is not limited to applications that are installed on the samedevice. For example, context and/or information can be transferredbetween a generic application store application of a first device and ageneric application store application of a second device (e.g., and notnecessarily limited to only the “Arcade” page), between a genericapplication store application of a first device and a dedicatedapplication store application of a second device, and between adedicated application store application of a first device and adedicated application store application of a second device.

FIGS. 17A-17H are flow diagrams illustrating a method 1700 oftransferring context between a generic application store application anda dedicated application store application in accordance with someembodiments. The method 1700 is optionally performed at an electronicdevice such as device 100, device 300, device 500, device 501, device510, device 591, and device 480 as described above with reference toFIGS. 1A-1B, 2-3, 4A-4B and 5A-5K. Some operations in method 1700 are,optionally combined and/or order of some operations is, optionally,changed.

As described below, the method 1700 provides ways to transfer contextbetween a generic application store application and a dedicatedapplication store application. The method reduces the cognitive burdenon a user when interacting with a user interface of the device of thedisclosure, thereby creating a more efficient human-machine interface.For battery-operated electronic devices, increasing the efficiency ofthe user's interaction with the user interface conserves power andincreases the time between battery charges.

In some embodiments, while displaying, on a display, a first userinterface of a first application, a sequence of one or more inputsinteracting with the first user interface is received (1702), such as inFIG. 16M. In some embodiments, the first user interface is asubscription application user interface of an application storeapplication for browsing and purchasing subscription applications. Insome embodiments, the application store application is a generalapplication store application and includes a plurality of pages, tabs orother user interfaces from which a user can browse for and purchaseapplications, content, or other services. In some embodiments, theapplications purchased from the application store application can bedownloaded and installed onto the electronic device. In someembodiments, the applications purchased from the application storeapplication can be for use on another electronic device. In someembodiments, the application store application includes a page forbrowsing for and purchasing non-subscription applications. In someembodiments, the application store application includes a page forbrowsing for subscription applications and from which the user caninitiate a process for subscribing to a subscription service that grantsthe user access to the subscription applications. In some embodiments, asubscription application is an application to which the user has accessonly if the user has a subscription to a respective subscriptionservice. In some embodiments, having a subscription to a respectivesubscription service grants the user access to all applications that areincluded in the subscription service. In some embodiments, thesubscription can include a periodic payment plan and can be for anylength of time and/or can be canceled anytime. It is understood thatalthough the application store application is described as anapplication for browsing and purchasing applications, the applicationstore application is not limited to only browsing for and purchasingapplications. For example, the application store application can allowthe user to browse and purchase media content, widgets, etc. In someembodiments, the sequence of one or more inputs includes browsing in thesubscription application user interface, selecting a respectivesubscription application and displaying the respective subscriptionapplication's landing page, or otherwise interacting with thesubscription application user interface in any way that does or does notdisplay any visual results of the interaction or change a context of thesubscription application user interface to reflect the user'sinteraction with the user interface (e.g., changing environmentalvariables, changing global or local variables, etc.).

In some embodiments, in response to receiving the sequence of inputsinteracting with the first user interface, the display is updated (1704)to display, in accordance with the sequence of inputs, one or morevisual updates associated with the first user interface, such as in FIG.16N. In some embodiments, in response to a user selecting an applicationand requesting display of more information regarding the selectedapplication, the display is updated to display the selectedapplication's canonical page. In some embodiments, in response to theuser scrolling or browsing through the user interface, updating thedisplay in response to the browsing input. For example, if a userperforms a scrolling gesture on a list of applications, visuallyscrolling through the list of applications.

In some embodiments, after receiving the sequence of inputs, an inputcorresponding to a request to display a second application, differentthan the first application, is received (1706), such as in FIG. 16O. Insome embodiments, the user selects an icon on a home screen userinterface for the second application and requesting to launch the secondapplication. In some embodiments, the second application is a dedicatedapplication for browsing and/or purchasing a particular type ofapplication. In some embodiments, the particular type of applicationavailable for purchase in the dedicated application is also availablefor purchase from the application store application. In someembodiments, the dedicated application is for purchasing subscriptionapplications. In some embodiments, the subscription applicationsavailable for purchase in the dedicated application are the samesubscription applications that are browseable and/or purchasable fromthe subscription application user interface of the application storeapplication.

In some embodiments, in response to receiving the input corresponding tothe request to display the second application and without receivingfurther user input, a second user interface of the second application isdisplayed, wherein the second user interface includes the one or morevisual updates associated with the first user interface andcorresponding to the sequence of inputs (1708), such as in FIG. 16P. Insome embodiments, the dedicated application for browsing and/orpurchasing subscription applications is displayed. In some embodiments,the user interface of the dedicated application is identical or similarto the subscription application user interface of the application storeapplication. In some embodiments, the user interface of the dedicatedapplication does not include pages or tabs to navigate to pages that arenavigable in the application store application (e.g., the tabs or pagesthat are not related to the subscription applications). In someembodiments, the second user interface of the second applicationreflects the user's interactions on the subscription application userinterface of the application store application. For example, if, whileinteracting with the subscription application user interface of theapplication store application, the user selected an application andcaused display of the selected application's canonical page, then thesecond application, when displayed, will also display the selectedapplication's canonical page. As another example, if, while interactingwith the subscription application user interface of the applicationstore application, the user scrolled through a list of applications andcaused visual scrolling of the list of applications, the secondapplication will also display a scrolled list of applications that isscrolled to the same position as in the subscription application userinterface of the application store application. In some embodiments, thecontexts and/or user interactions of the subscription application userinterface of the application store application are shared with thesecond application such that the user's interactions with and experienceof the second application is identical or similar to the user'sinteractions with and experience with the subscription application userinterface or the application store application such that the userexperience is seamless between the second application and thesubscription application user interface of the first application. Insome embodiments, the contexts and/or user interactions are shared viathe two applications pointing to the same variables or flags, via thefirst application transferring data and/or information to the secondapplication (e.g., via an API and/or by writing a file), via the secondapplication requesting data and/or information from the firstapplication (e.g., via an API and/or by reading a file), via the firstapplication transmitting data and/or information to a server and thesecond application receiving data and/or information from the server, orvia any other suitable means of transferring context data. In someembodiments, the user's interactions with other user interfaces on thefirst application that are not associated with subscription applicationsare not shared with the second application and are not reflected in thesecond application. It is understood that although the above describescontext as being transferred and/or shared between two applications onthe same electronic device, the context, user inputs, and/or visualupdates can be transferred from one electronic device to anotherelectronic device. For example, context can be transferred from ageneric application store application on a first electronic device to adedicated application store application on the same first electronicdevice. In some embodiments, context is transferred from a genericapplication store application on a first electronic device to anothergeneric application store application on a second electronic device(e.g., a different electronic device than the first electronic device).In some embodiments, context is transferred from a generic applicationstore application on a first electronic device to a dedicatedapplication store application on the second electronic device (e.g., adifferent electronic device than the first electronic device). In someembodiments, context is transferred from a dedicated application storeapplication on a first electronic device to another dedicatedapplication store application on a second electronic device (e.g., adifferent electronic device than the first electronic device). These andother combinations of transferring context between a generic applicationstore application and dedicated application store application betweenone or more electronic devices are contemplated.

The above-described manner of updating two user interfaces of twodifferent applications (e.g., by displaying a subscription-specific userinterface from a generic application store application and reflectingvisual updates on the subscription-specific user interface on adedicated subscription application store application) allows theelectronic device to provide the user with a seamless experience betweentwo different applications (e.g., by transferring visual changes in theuser interface of one application to the user interface of anotherapplication such that when the user launches a dedicated subscriptionstore application indicating the user's desire to see onlysubscription-specific information, the user is presented with the mostrecently displayed user interface for the subscription service,regardless of whether the interaction was on the dedicated subscriptionstore application or a generic application store application), whichsimplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic deviceand enhances the operability of the electronic device and makes theuser-device interface more efficient (e.g., by automatically includingthe same visual updates to the first user interface of the firstapplication and to the second user interface of the second applicationwithout requiring the user to perform the same inputs and interactionson the second user interface to reach the same state as the first userinterface), which additionally reduces power usage and improves batterylife of the electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronicdevice more quickly and efficiently while reducing errors in the usageof the device.

In some embodiments, the display is in communication with an electronicdevice (1710), such as in FIG. 16A (e.g., electronic device 500, amobile device (e.g., a tablet, a smartphone, a media player, or awearable device) including a touch screen, a computer including one ormore of a keyboard, mouse, trackpad, and touch screen, or a set-top boxin communication with a remote control device). In some embodiments, thesequence of one or more inputs interacting with the first user interfaceis received via one or more input devices of the electronic device(1712), such as in FIG. 16M (e.g., receiving user input from thekeyboard, mouse, trackpad, or touch screen of the mobile device). Insome embodiments, the input corresponding to the request to display thesecond application is received via the one or more input devices (1714),such as in FIG. 16O (e.g., receiving user input from the keyboard,mouse, trackpad, or touch screen of the mobile device). In someembodiments, the second user interface of the second application isdisplayed on the display (1716), such as in FIG. 16P (e.g., displayingthe second application on the same device that displayed the firstapplication).

The above-described manner of updating two user interfaces of twodifferent applications (e.g., by displaying a subscription-specific userinterface from a generic application store application and reflectingvisual updates on the subscription-specific user interface on adedicated subscription application store application) allows theelectronic device to provide the user with a seamless experience betweentwo different applications (e.g., by transferring visual changes in theuser interface of one application to the user interface of anotherapplication such that when the user launches a dedicated subscriptionstore application indicating the user's desire to see onlysubscription-specific information, the user is presented with the mostrecently displayed user interface for the subscription service,regardless of whether the interaction was on the dedicated subscriptionstore application or a generic application store application), whichsimplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic deviceand enhances the operability of the electronic device and makes theuser-device interface more efficient (e.g., by automatically includingthe same visual updates to the first user interface of the firstapplication and to the second user interface of the second applicationwithout requiring the user to perform the same inputs and interactionson the second user interface to reach the same state as the first userinterface), which additionally reduces power usage and improves batterylife of the electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronicdevice more quickly and efficiently while reducing errors in the usageof the device.

In some embodiments, the first application is a first application storeapplication from which access to subscription applications andnon-subscription applications can be purchased, such as in FIG. 16D(e.g., a generic application store application), and the secondapplication is a second application store application from which accessto subscription applications can be purchased but from which access tonon-subscription applications cannot be acquired (1718), such as in FIG.16H. In some embodiments, the generic application store application isan application in which the user can browse for and/or purchaseapplications and/or other content for use on the electronic device. Insome embodiments, the generic application store application allows theuser to browse for and purchase any and all types of applications and/orcontent that is compatible on the electronic device. In someembodiments, the second application is a dedicated application storeapplication in which only applications and/or content of a certain typecan be browsed for and purchased. For example, the dedicated applicationstore application can be a store that is dedicated to only subscriptionapplications. In such examples, non-subscription applications are notincluded in the dedicated application store application. In someembodiments, the generic application store application can have aninterface, page, or tab, that is also dedicated to subscriptionapplications and the content in the dedicated application storeapplication for subscription applications is similar or identical to theinterface, page, or tab of the generic application store applicationthat is dedicated to subscription applications.

The above-described manner of linking specific user interfaces of anapplication store application and a dedicated application storeapplication (e.g., by reflecting visual updates from a user interface ofone application to the user interface of the other application) allowsthe electronic device to provide the user with a seamless experiencebetween two different applications (e.g., by transferring visual changesin the user interface of the application store application to the userinterface of the dedicated application store application (and viceversa) such that when the user launches a dedicated subscription storeapplication indicating the user's desire to see onlysubscription-specific information, the user is presented with the mostrecently displayed user interface for the subscription service,regardless of whether the interaction was on the dedicated subscriptionstore application or a generic application store application), whichsimplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic deviceand enhances the operability of the electronic device and makes theuser-device interface more efficient (e.g., by automatically includingthe same visual updates to the first user interface of the firstapplication and to the second user interface of the second applicationwithout requiring the user to perform the same inputs and interactionson the second user interface to reach the same state as the first userinterface), which additionally reduces power usage and improves batterylife of the electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronicdevice more quickly and efficiently while reducing errors in the usageof the device.

In some embodiments, while displaying, on the display, a respective userinterface of the first application, the electronic device receives(1720), via the one or more input devices, a second sequence of one ormore inputs interacting with the respective user interface, such as inFIG. 16M. In some embodiments, the second sequence of one or more inputsincludes browsing in the user interface, selecting an item and causingdisplay of the item's landing page, or otherwise interacting with therespective user interface in any way that does or does not display anyvisual results of the interaction or change a context of the respectiveuser interface to reflect the user's interaction with the respectiveuser interface (e.g., changing environmental variables, changing globalor local variables, etc.). In some embodiments, in response to receivingthe second sequence of inputs interacting with the respective userinterface, the electronic device updates (1722) the display to display,in accordance with the second sequence of inputs, one or more secondvisual updates associated with the respective user interface, such as inFIG. 16N. In some embodiments, in response to a user selecting an itemand requesting display of more information regarding the selected item,the electronic device updates the display to display the selected item'scanonical page. In some embodiments, in response to the user scrollingor browsing through the respective user interface, updating the displayin response to the browsing input. For example, if a user performs ascrolling gesture on a list of applications, visually scrolling throughthe list of applications. In some embodiments, after receiving thesecond sequence of inputs, the electronic device receives (1724), viathe one or more input devices, a second input corresponding to a requestto display the second application, such as in FIG. 16O. In someembodiments, the user selects an icon on a home screen user interfacefor the second application and requesting to launch the dedicatedapplication store application for subscription applications. In someembodiments, in response to receiving the second input corresponding tothe request to display the second application and without receivingfurther user input (1726): in accordance with a determination that therespective user interface of the first application is the first userinterface of the first application, the electronic device displays(1728), on the display, the second user interface of the secondapplication, wherein the second user interface includes the one or moresecond visual updates associated with the first user interface andcorresponding to the second sequence of inputs, such as in FIG. 16P. Insome embodiments, the determination is whether the respective userinterface is a user interface of the first application that is dedicatedto subscription applications or otherwise linked to the dedicatedapplication store application's content. In some embodiments, theelectronic device displays the dedicated application store applicationincluding all the visual updates reflecting the user's interaction withthe first user interface on the first application. For example, if theuser's interaction was with the tab in the generic application storeapplication that is dedicated to subscription applications, then thededicated application store application for subscription applicationsalso reflect the interactions as if the user was interacting with thededicated application store application itself In some embodiments, inaccordance with a determination that the respective user interface ofthe first application is not the first user interface of the firstapplication, the electronic device displays (1730), on the display, thesecond user interface of the second application, wherein the second userinterface does not include the one or more second visual updatesassociated with the first user interface and corresponding to the secondsequence of inputs, such as in FIG. 16H. In some embodiments, thedetermination is whether the respective user interface is not a userinterface of the first application that is dedicated to subscriptionapplications or otherwise linked to the dedicated application storeapplication's content. In other words, the user has navigated away fromthe page dedicated to subscription applications and/or is interactingwith other pages, tabs, or user interfaces of the generic applicationstore application that is not dedicated or related to subscriptionapplications. In some embodiments, the electronic device displays thededicated application store application without any of the visualupdates resulting from the user's interaction with the first userinterface on the first application. For example, if the user'sinteraction was with the tab in the generic application storeapplication that is not dedicated to subscription applications, then thededicated application store application for subscription applicationsdoes not reflect any of those interactions.

The above-described manner of not linking specific user interfaces ofthe application store application to the dedicated application storeapplication (e.g., by reflecting visual updates from a specific userinterface of one application to the user interface of the otherapplication but not reflecting visual updates from other user interfacesof the one application to the user interface of the other application)allows the electronic device to provide the user with a seamlessexperience between two different applications while avoidingtransferring unnecessary information between applications (e.g., bytransferring only visual changes that are relevant between the twoapplications and forgoing transferring visual changes to user interfaceswith content that is not shared between the two applications (e.g.,non-subscription content)), which simplifies the interaction between theuser and the electronic device and enhances the operability of theelectronic device and makes the user-device interface more efficient(e.g., by automatically including the same visual updates to the firstuser interface of the first application and to the second user interfaceof the second application without requiring the user to perform the sameinputs and interactions on the second user interface to reach the samestate as the first user interface), which additionally reduces powerusage and improves battery life of the electronic device by enabling theuser to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiently whilereducing errors in the usage of the device.

In some embodiments, the respective user interface of the firstapplication is not the first user interface of the first application,and the first user interface of the first application is accessible fromthe respective user interface of the first application (1732), such asin FIG. 16K. In some embodiments, the generic application storeapplication includes a user interface, such as a tab, page, or otheruser interface, that is not dedicated or otherwise related tosubscription applications, and the user interface is accessible from theuser interface that is dedicated to subscription applications. Forexample, the generic application store application includes a navigationbar or tabs which allow the user to navigate between multiple differentuser interfaces or pages and while the user is on the page that isdedicated to subscription applications, the user can select another pageon the navigation bar and replace display of the user interfacededicated to subscription applications with a user interface that is notdedicated or related to subscription applications. In some embodiments,a user can interact with the user interface dedicated to subscriptionapplications and the interactions will be reflected to the secondapplication, and after interacting with the user interface dedicated tosubscription applications, the user can navigate to a user interfacethat is not dedicated to subscription applications and navigate withthat user interface. In such embodiments, the interaction with the userinterface that is not dedicated to subscription applications will not betransmitted or otherwise reflected to the second application even thoughthe earlier interactions with the user interface that is dedicated tosubscription applications is reflected to the second application.

The above-described manner of not linking some user interfaces of theapplication store application but linking other user interfaces of theapplication store application (e.g., by reflecting visual changes from aspecific user interface of one application to the other application, butnot reflecting visual changes from another user interface of the oneapplication, even though the other user interface is accessible from thespecific user interface) allows the electronic device to provide theuser with a seamless experience between two different applications whileavoiding transferring unnecessary information between applications(e.g., by transferring only visual changes that are relevant between thetwo applications and forgoing transferring visual changes to userinterfaces with content that is not shared between the two applications(e.g., non-subscription content)), which simplifies the interactionbetween the user and the electronic device and enhances the operabilityof the electronic device and makes the user-device interface moreefficient (e.g., by automatically including the same visual updates tothe first user interface of the first application and to the second userinterface of the second application without requiring the user toperform the same inputs and interactions on the second user interface toreach the same state as the first user interface), which additionallyreduces power usage and improves battery life of the electronic deviceby enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly andefficiently while reducing errors in the usage of the device.

In some embodiments, the sequence of one or more inputs includesscrolling the first user interface, and the one or more visual updatesinclude updating a view of the first user interface to be a scrolledview of the first user interface (1734), such as in FIGS. 16S and 16U.In some embodiments, scrolling inputs on the first user interface arereflected in the second application. For example, if a user performs ascrolling gesture on a list of items, visually scrolling through thelist of items and also reflecting the same scrolled state in the secondapplication.

The above-described manner of reflecting scrolling interactions (e.g.,by reflecting visual changes from a scrolling input) allows theelectronic device to provide the user with a seamless experience betweentwo different applications (e.g., by transferring the visual changesresulting from a user scrolling through a list of items), whichsimplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic deviceand enhances the operability of the electronic device and makes theuser-device interface more efficient (e.g., by automatically includingthe same visual updates from the scrolling inputs without requiring theuser to perform the same scrolling inputs to reach the same scrolledstate as shown in the first user interface), which additionally reducespower usage and improves battery life of the electronic device byenabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly andefficiently while reducing errors in the usage of the device.

In some embodiments, the sequence of one or more inputs includes aninput corresponding to a request to display more information about arespective application displayed on the first user interface, and theone or more visual updates include displaying a user interface specificto the respective application (1736), such as in FIG. 16N. In someembodiments, the sequence of one or more inputs includes selectioninputs on applications that cause display of a user interface specificto the selected application, without leaving the page that is relevantto subscription applications. For example, if a user selects aparticular subscription application within the subscription applicationspage and causes display of a page with more information about theselected subscription application, the same page with more informationabout the selected subscription application is reflected in the secondapplication. In some embodiments, if the user launches the secondapplication and without performing any additional user interactions, theuser will see the page with more information about the selectedapplication.

The above-described manner of reflecting selection interactions (e.g.,by reflecting the display of user interfaces as a result of selectioninputs) allows the electronic device to provide the user with a seamlessexperience between two different applications (e.g., by transferring thevisual changes resulting from a user selecting an item), whichsimplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic deviceand enhances the operability of the electronic device and makes theuser-device interface more efficient (e.g., by automatically includingthe same visual updates from the selection input without requiring theuser to perform the same selection inputs to reach the same userinterface or page as was displayed in the first user interface), whichadditionally reduces power usage and improves battery life of theelectronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device morequickly and efficiently while reducing errors in the usage of thedevice.

In some embodiments, in response to receiving the sequence of inputsinteracting with the first user interface, the electronic devicetransfers (1738), by the first application to the second application,information corresponding to the sequence of inputs interacting with thefirst user interface, such as in FIG. 16P (e.g., reflecting the visualchanges in the second application is achieved by transferring the inputsreceived by the first application to the second application). In someembodiments, the inputs are transferred by accessing an API of thesecond application. In some embodiments, the inputs are transferred bythe second application accessing an API of the first application. Insome embodiments, the inputs are transferred via a server. In someembodiments, instead of transferring the inputs from one application toanother, only information about the visual updates are transferred. Insome embodiments, the entire state or context of the user interfaceand/or of the first application is transferred to the secondapplication. In some embodiments, the second application receives moredata than necessary and filters the data to only the relevant dataand/or only accesses the relevant portions of the data. In someembodiments, the second user interface of the second application isdisplayed based on the transferred information received from the firstapplication (1740), such as in FIG. 16P (e.g., using the informationreceived from the first application to reflect the visual updates in thesecond application). In some embodiments, updating the second userinterface involves applying the updates to the user interface of thesecond application. In some embodiments, updating the second userinterface involves accessing the state of the first user interface andapplying the state to the second application (e.g., loading the firstuser interface into the second user interface rather than applying onlychanges to the second user interface).

The above-described manner of reflecting updates on the second userinterface (e.g., by transmitting information from the first applicationto the second application and using the information to display thesecond user interface) allows the electronic device to provide the userwith a seamless experience between two different applications (e.g., bytransferring information regarding the state of and/or the changes tothe first user interface to the second application and using thetransferred information to determine the look and feel of the seconduser interface of the second application), which simplifies theinteraction between the user and the electronic device and enhances theoperability of the electronic device and makes the user-device interfacemore efficient (e.g., by automatically transferring information from thefirst application to the second application and reflecting theinformation in the second user interface without requiring the user toperform the same selection inputs to achieve the same state as wasdisplayed in the first user interface), which additionally reduces powerusage and improves battery life of the electronic device by enabling theuser to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiently whilereducing errors in the usage of the device.

In some embodiments, an application launching user interface of theelectronic device includes a prioritized region and another regionoutside of the prioritized region, the prioritized region including(1742): a first representation of the first application, wherein thefirst representation is selectable to display the first application onthe display (1744), such as in FIG. 16B. In some embodiments, on a homescreen or other user interface which displays representations ofapplications, selection of which causes the applications to be launched,including a prioritized region and a nonprioritized region. In someembodiments, the prioritized region can include representations or iconsof applications. In some embodiments, the representations in theprioritized region have functionalities that are not enabled in thenonprioritized regions. For example, when an icon in the prioritizedregion is highlighted or has a focus, a preview of content in therespective application can be displayed in a content preview region(e.g., above the prioritized region). In some embodiments, theprioritized region is the first row of the application launching userinterface. In some embodiments, when a user scrolls beyond the first row(e.g., to the nonprioritized rows), the content preview region isscrolled away and hidden such that no content is displayed in thecontent preview region. In some embodiments, applications can berelocated in the application launching user interface such thatapplications in the nonprioritized region can be moved to theprioritized region and can have the same features and benefits of beinglocated in the prioritized region. In some embodiments, if anapplication does not support or is not compatible with the features thatare associated with the prioritized region, relocating the applicationto the prioritized region may not cause all features specific to theprioritized region to be available. In some embodiments, if theapplication does not support providing content previews, then if theapplication is in the prioritized region and has a focus, contentpreviews will not appear in the content preview region. In someembodiments, a first icon corresponding to a first application which,when selected, causes launching of the first application. In someembodiments, when the first representation of the first application hasa focus and if the first representation is in the prioritized region,then samples of content from the first application can be displayed in acontent preview region of the user interface. For example, if the firstapplication is a generic application store application, the contentpreview region can display a number of different featured applicationsavailable for purchase in the generic application store application. Insome embodiments, items that are not in the prioritized region will notcause content to be displayed in the content preview region when theitem is in focus. In some embodiments, the prioritized region includes asecond representation of the second application, wherein the secondrepresentation is selectable to display the second application on thedisplay (1746), such as in FIG. 16B. In some embodiments, a second iconcorresponding to a second application which, when selected, causeslaunching of the second application. In some embodiments, when thesecond representation of the second application has a focus and if thesecond representation is in the prioritized region, then samples ofcontent from the second application can be displayed in a contentpreview region of the user interface. For example, if the firstapplication is a dedicated application store application forsubscription applications, the content preview region can display anumber of different featured subscription applications available forpurchase in the dedicated application store application. In someembodiments, the input corresponding to the request to display thesecond application includes selecting the second representation of thesecond application in the prioritized region of the applicationlaunching user interface (1748), such as in FIG. 16G (e.g., receiving auser input selecting the second representation while the secondrepresentation is highlighted or otherwise has a focus.).

The above-described manner of displaying icons on an applicationlaunching user interface (e.g., by including a prioritized region and anonprioritized region and including the two representations in theprioritized region) allows the electronic device to provide the userwith a user interface to launch applications and to preview the contentof some of the applications being launched (e.g., by including aprioritized region in which applications in the prioritized region willdisplay previews of content in the respective application when therespective application has focus), which simplifies the interactionbetween the user and the electronic device and enhances the operabilityof the electronic device and makes the user-device interface moreefficient (e.g., by providing a location in which a user can previewcontent relevant to an application without requiring the user to launchand navigate through the respective application to determine whether theapplication is relevant to the user's interests), which additionallyreduces power usage and improves battery life of the electronic deviceby enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly andefficiently while reducing errors in the usage of the device.

In some embodiments, the electronic device receives (1750), via the oneor more input devices, an input corresponding to a request to wake theelectronic device, such as in FIG. 16A (e.g., receiving an input from aremote control device when the electronic device is powered off or in asleep state). In some embodiments, the input can be any inputinteracting with the electronic device. In some embodiments, the inputis a wake command. In some embodiments, the remote control device is agame controller device configured to remotely control the electronicdevice. In some embodiments, in response to receiving the inputcorresponding to the request to wake the electronic device (1752): inaccordance with a determination that the input corresponding to therequest to wake the electronic device was from a first input device ofthe one or more input devices, the electronic device wakes (1754) andperforms (1754) a first action corresponding the first input device,such as in FIG. 16Y. In some embodiments, if the wake request isreceived from a game controller device, the electronic device wakes andperforms an action relevant to the game controller. For example, theelectronic device can automatically launch the previously played game(e.g., and/or resume the previous game session), provide a pop-up askingthe user whether the user would like to launch the previously playedgame, or perform other actions that are consistent with the user'sindication that the user intends to play games using the gamecontroller. In some embodiments, the previously played game can havebeen played on another electronic device and the electronic device canresume the game session and/or launch the game that was previouslyplayed on the other electronic device. In some embodiments, inaccordance with a determination that the input corresponding to therequest to wake the electronic device was from a second input device ofthe one or more input devices, different than the first input device,the electronic device wakes (1756) without performing the first actioncorresponding the first input device, such as in FIG. 16B. In someembodiments, if the wake request is received from a remote controldevice that is not a game controller, the device launches withoutautomatically performing the actions that are relevant to the user'sintent to play games. In some embodiments, waking the device comprisesdisplaying the home screen user interface or displaying the interfacethat was previously displayed when the device entered the sleep or lowpower state.

The above-described manner of waking the device (e.g., by performing afirst action if the wake request was received from a first type ofdevice and not performing the first action if the wake request wasreceived from a second type of device) allows the electronic device toprovide the user with options relevant to the user's intent based on thedevice used to wake the device (e.g., by deducing the user's intent toplay games if the request was received from a game controller andpreparing the device or otherwise updating the user interface to allowthe user to access games more quickly), which simplifies the interactionbetween the user and the electronic device and enhances the operabilityof the electronic device and makes the user-device interface moreefficient (e.g., by automatically preparing the electronic device whenthe user indicates that the user intends to play games without requiringthe user to perform additional user inputs to access the applications ofinterest to the user), which additionally reduces power usage andimproves battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user touse the electronic device more quickly and efficiently while reducingerrors in the usage of the device.

In some embodiments, the first input device is a game controller device(1758), such as in FIG. 16X. In some embodiments, if the user sends awake request from a game controller device, it can be deduced that theuser intends to play games on the electronic device. In someembodiments, the game controller device is a universal game controllerdevice that is compatible with the electronic device. In someembodiments, the game controller device is a device dedicated for andspecific to the electronic device. In some embodiments, the gamecontroller device can remotely control the electronic device (e.g., viaBluetooth, RF, IR, or any other suitable wireless protocol) or can beconnected to the electronic device via a wire or a cable. In someembodiments, the first action includes displaying, on the display, anotification for continuing a previous game session (1760), such as inFIG. 16Y (e.g., on the electronic device or on another device that islogged into the same user account as is the electronic device). In someembodiments, selecting the notification causes the electronic device tolaunch the previous game session.

The above-described manner of launching a previous game session (e.g.,by displaying a notification for the user to launch a previous gamesession when the wake request is received from a game controller device)allows the electronic device to provide the user with options relevantto the user's intent based on the device used to wake the device (e.g.,by deducing the user's intent to play games if the request was receivedfrom a game controller and asking the user whether the user desires tocontinue the user's previous game session), which simplifies theinteraction between the user and the electronic device and enhances theoperability of the electronic device and makes the user-device interfacemore efficient (e.g., by providing a pop-up option for the user torestore the previous game play session without requiring the user toperform extra inputs to navigate to the appropriate game), whichadditionally reduces power usage and improves battery life of theelectronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device morequickly and efficiently while reducing errors in the usage of thedevice.

In some embodiments, the first input device is a game controller device(1762), such as in FIG. 16X. In some embodiments, if the user sends awake request from a game controller device, it can be deduced that theuser intends to play games on the electronic device. In someembodiments, the first action includes displaying, on the display, anotification that is selectable to display, on the display, the secondapplication (1764), such as in FIG. 16Y. In some embodiments, selectingthe notification causes the electronic device to launch or otherwisedisplay the dedicated application store application for subscriptionapplications. For example, if the user does not have any gamesdownloaded or installed on the electronic device, waking the device witha game controller will take the user to the application store to acquiregames to play.

The above-described manner of launching a dedicated application storeapplication for subscription applications (e.g., by displaying anapplication for browsing and downloading subscription applicationsand/or games when the wake request is received from a game controllerdevice) allows the electronic device to provide the user with optionsrelevant to the user's intent based on the device used to wake thedevice (e.g., by deducing the user's intent to play games if the requestwas received from a game controller and providing the user with ashortcut to launch a dedicated application store application from whichthe user can download and install games onto the electronic device),which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronicdevice and enhances the operability of the electronic device and makesthe user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by providing a pop-upoption for the user to launch the dedicated application storeapplication for subscription applications without requiring the user toperform extra inputs to navigate to the appropriate application storeapplication), which additionally reduces power usage and improvesbattery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use theelectronic device more quickly and efficiently while reducing errors inthe usage of the device.

In some embodiments, in accordance with a determination that the firstinput device is a game controller device (1766): the first actionincludes displaying an application launching user interface of theelectronic device that includes a representation of the secondapplication in a prioritized region of the application launching userinterface, the application launching user interface including aprioritized region and another region, outside of the prioritized region(1768), such as in FIG. 16Y. In some embodiments, if the user wakes theelectronic device using a game controller device and the dedicatedapplication store application for subscription applications is notcurrently located in the prioritized region of the application launchinguser interface, the electronic device automatically moves the dedicatedapplication store application to the prioritized region. In someembodiments, the dedicated application store application will have afocus such that the user can quickly launch the application. In someembodiments, other applications on the application launching userinterface will not have the focus, even though they may have had thefocus right before the electronic device was last powered down. In someembodiments, in accordance with a determination that the first inputdevice is not the game controller device (1770): the first actionincludes displaying the application launching user interface of theelectronic device that includes the representation of the secondapplication in the other region of the application launching userinterface, and not in the prioritized region of the applicationlaunching user interface (1772), such as in FIG. 16B. In someembodiments, if the user wakes the electronic device with a device otherthan a game controller, and dedicated application store application isnot in the prioritized region, the electronic device leaves thededicated application store application in its current location. In someembodiments, if the dedicated application store application is in theprioritized region, the electronic device moves it out of theprioritized region.

The above-described manner of moving the second application according tothe user's deduced intent (e.g., by moving the application to aprioritized location if the wake request was received from a gamecontroller or by moving the application out of the prioritized locationif the wake request was received from a device other than a gamecontroller) allows the electronic device to provide the user withoptions relevant to the user's intent based on the device used to wakethe device (e.g., by deducing the user's intent to play games if therequest was received from a game controller and promoting the dedicatedapplication store application for subscription applications from whichthe user can download and install games onto the electronic device to alocation that is easier and quicker to access and by demoting thededicated application store application out of the prioritized region tomake room for other applications when the user does not display anintent to play games), which simplifies the interaction between the userand the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronicdevice and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., bymoving the second application to a location that is easier to accesswhen the user's actions indicate that the second application would be ofinterest to the user without requiring the user to perform extra inputsto navigate to the appropriate application store application), whichadditionally reduces power usage and improves battery life of theelectronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device morequickly and efficiently while reducing errors in the usage of thedevice.

In some embodiments, the second input device is a dedicated remotecontrol device for the electronic device, other than a game controllerdevice (1774), such as in FIG. 16A. In some embodiments, the secondinput device is a remote control device for controlling the electronicdevice. In some embodiments, the dedicated remote control device doesnot include additional buttons, thumbpads, joysticks, and/or directionalpads that facilitate two-handed gameplay. In some embodiments,regardless of the type of input device used to wake the electronicdevice, the electronic device displays the home screen interface. Insome embodiments, as described above, the home screen interface can bedifferent based on the type of device used to wake the electronicdevice. In some embodiments, the home screen can be unchanged and theelectronic device can treat a game controller device the same as adedicated remote control device.

The above-described manner of waking the electronic device (e.g., with adedicated remote control device or by a game controller device) allowsthe electronic device to provide the user with different types of remotecontrol devices to perform the same or similar functions (e.g.,supporting both dedicated remote control devices and game controllerdevices, both of which can be used to wake the electronic device), whichsimplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic deviceand enhances the operability of the electronic device and makes theuser-device interface more efficient (e.g., by allowing the gamecontroller device to also wake the electronic device without requiringthe user to use the dedicated remote control device to wake the devicebefore switching to using the game controller device), whichadditionally reduces power usage and improves battery life of theelectronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device morequickly and efficiently.

In some embodiments, the display is in communication with a firstelectronic device (1776), such as in FIG. 16B (e.g., a first mobiledevice (e.g., a tablet, a smartphone, a media player, or a wearabledevice) including a touch screen, a computer including one or more of akeyboard, mouse, trackpad, and touch screen, or a set-top box incommunication with a remote control device). In some embodiments, thesequence of one or more inputs interacting with the first user interfaceis received via one or more first input devices of the first electronicdevice (1778), such as in FIG. 16B (e.g., receiving user input from thekeyboard, mouse, trackpad, or touch screen of the mobile device). Insome embodiments, the input corresponding to the request to display thesecond application is received via one or more second input devices,different from the one or more first input devices, of a secondelectronic device, different from the first electronic device (1780),such as described above (e.g., a second mobile device (e.g., a tablet, asmartphone, a media player, or a wearable device) including a touchscreen, a computer including one or more of a keyboard, mouse, trackpad,and touch screen, or a set-top box in communication with a remotecontrol device). In some embodiments, the second user interface of thesecond application is displayed on a second display, different from thefirst display, in communication with the second electronic device(1782), such as described above (e.g., displaying the second applicationon a different device that displayed the first application). In someembodiments, the context, user inputs, and/or visual updates can betransferred from one electronic device to another. For example, contextcan be transferred from a generic application store application on afirst electronic device to a dedicated application store application onthe same first electronic device. In some embodiments, context istransferred from a generic application store application on a firstelectronic device to another generic application store application on asecond electronic device (e.g., a different electronic device than thefirst electronic device). In some embodiments, context is transferredfrom a generic application store application on a first electronicdevice to a dedicated application store application on the secondelectronic device (e.g., a different electronic device than the firstelectronic device). In some embodiments, context is transferred from adedicated application store application on a first electronic device toanother dedicated application store application on a second electronicdevice (e.g., a different electronic device than the first electronicdevice). These and other combinations of transferring context between ageneric application store application and dedicated application storeapplication between one or more electronic devices are contemplated.

The above-described manner of updating two user interfaces of twodifferent applications on two different devices (e.g., by displaying asubscription-specific user interface from a generic application storeapplication on a first device and reflecting visual updates on thesubscription-specific user interface on a dedicated subscriptionapplication store application of a second device) allows the electronicdevice to provide the user with a seamless experience between twodifferent devices (e.g., by transferring visual changes in the userinterface of one application on one device to the user interface ofanother application on another device such that when the user launches adedicated subscription store application on another device, the user ispresented with the most recently displayed user interface for thesubscription service, regardless of whether the interaction was on thefirst electronic device or the second electronic device), whichsimplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic deviceand enhances the operability of the electronic device and makes theuser-device interface more efficient (e.g., by automatically includingthe same visual updates to the first user interface of the firstapplication on the first electronic device and to the second userinterface of the second application on the second electronic devicewithout requiring the user to perform the same inputs and interactionson the second user interface to reach the same state as the first userinterface), which additionally reduces power usage and improves batterylife of the electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronicdevice more quickly and efficiently while reducing errors in the usageof the device.

It should be understood that the particular order in which theoperations in FIGS. 17A-17H have been described is merely exemplary andis not intended to indicate that the described order is the only orderin which the operations could be performed. One of ordinary skill in theart would recognize various ways to reorder the operations describedherein. Additionally, it should be noted that details of other processesdescribed herein with respect to other methods described herein (e.g.,methods 700, 900, 1100, 1300, 1500, and 1900) are also applicable in ananalogous manner to method 1700 described above. For example, theoperation of the electronic device in the transfer of context between ageneric application store and a dedicated application store for arespective category of applications described above with reference tomethod 1700 optionally has one or more of the characteristics of anapplication store that are specific to a respective application, userinterfaces of an application store that include information about arespective category of applications, user interfaces of an applicationstore for accessing a respective category of applications, visualindications of the number of available updates, user interfaces of anelectronic device for launching and removing a respective application,notifications of the completion of a download, etc., described hereinwith reference to other methods described herein (e.g., methods 700,900, 1100, 1300, 1500, and 1900). Furthermore, the application store(s)described with reference to method 1700 above optionally has one or moreof the features of the application store(s) described with reference tomethods 700, 900, 1100, 1300, 1500, and 1900. For brevity, these detailsare not repeated here.

The operations in the information processing methods described aboveare, optionally, implemented by running one or more functional modulesin an information processing apparatus such as general purposeprocessors (e.g., a as described with respect to FIGS. 1A-1B, 3, 5A-5K)or application specific chips. Further, the operations described withreference to FIGS. 15A-15G are, optionally, implemented by componentsdepicted in FIGS. 1A-1B. For example, displaying operations 1702, 1704,1708, 1722, 1728, 1730, 1760, 1764, 1768, and 1772, receiving operations1702, 1706, 1720, 1724, and 1750, and initiating operations are,optionally, implemented by event sorter 170, event recognizer 180, andevent handler 190. When a respective predefined event or sub-event isdetected, event recognizer 180 activates an event handler 190 associatedwith the detection of the event or sub-event. Event handler 190optionally utilizes or calls data updater 176 or object updater 177 toupdate the application internal state 192. In some embodiments, eventhandler 190 accesses a respective GUI updater 178 to update what isdisplayed by the application. Similarly, it would be clear to a personhaving ordinary skill in the art how other processes can be implementedbased on the components depicted in FIGS. 1A-1B.

Application Download Completion Notifications

Users interact with electronic devices in many different manners. Insome embodiments, applications are installed onto the electronicdevices. In some embodiments, the applications serve any number ofpurposes from accessing content to receiving information to playinggames. In some embodiments, the applications installed onto theelectronic devices can be included with the electronic device, purchasedand installed onto the electronic device by the user, or can be “rented”or “leased” by the user. In some embodiments, after purchasing orrenting/leasing applications, the applications are downloaded andinstalled onto the electronic device. In some embodiments, the downloadand/or installation of the applications require a certain amount oftime. The embodiments described below provide ways in which anelectronic device notifies a user notifies a user of the completion of adownload of an application, thus enhancing the user's interactions withthe electronic device. Enhancing interactions with a device reduces theamount of time needed by a user to perform operations, and thus reducesthe power usage of the device and increases battery life forbattery-powered devices. It is understood that people use devices. Whena person uses a device, that person is optionally referred to as a userof the device.

FIGS. 18A-18Y illustrate exemplary ways in which an electronic devicenotifies a user of the completion of a download in accordance with someembodiments of the disclosure. The embodiments in these figures are usedto illustrate the processes described below with reference to FIGS.19A-19D.

FIGS. 18A-18Y illustrate operation of electronic device 500 fornotifying a user of the completion of a download. FIG. 18A illustratesan exemplary device 500 that includes touch screen 504. As shown in FIG.18A, the electronic device 500 presents user interface 1810corresponding to an application store application dedicated to browsingand purchasing “arcade” applications (e.g., arcade subscription games).In some embodiments, user interface 1810 shares similar features as userinterface 1030 described in FIG. 10Q. For example, when a user of device500 has a subscription to the arcade subscription service, userinterface 1810 is displayed in response to a request to display thearcade page of the application store application.

In FIG. 18A, a user input 1803 clicks or selects the game B image ordescription (or other element related to game B. In some embodiments, inresponse to the user selection, user interface 1820 corresponding to aproduct page for game B is displayed, as shown in FIG. 18B. In someembodiments, user interface 1820 for game B (e.g., game B product page)shares similar elements as user interface 1040 described with respect toFIG. 10R. In some embodiments, because the user has a subscription tothe arcade subscription service, product pages display a “Get” buttoninstead of a “Try it Free” button (e.g., selectable option 1829). Inother words, in some embodiments, the user no longer needs to subscribeto the arcade subscription service, and selection of the “get” buttonwill begin a process for downloading the game, without requiring theuser to proceed through the subscription process again.

As shown in FIG. 18B, user input 1803 is detected selecting selectableoption 1829 (e.g., button or affordance labeled “Get”) indicating theuser's request to download or otherwise access game B. In someembodiments, in response to the user input 1829 selecting selectableoption 1829, the electronic device begins download of game B. In someembodiments, when downloading begins, selectable option 1829 is replacedwith an icon 1826 indicating the download progress of the game, as shownin FIG. 18C. In some embodiments, icon 1826 is an animated icon theanimated icon. In some embodiments, icon 1826 shares similar features asicon 1406 described in FIG. 10S. In some embodiments, after the downloadof game B completes, icon 1406 is replaced with selectable option 1828(e.g., button or affordance labeled “Play), as shown in FIG. 18D. Insome embodiments, if the user remains on the product page for game B(e.g., user interface 1820) when the download completes, no notificationis displayed or provided to the user. In other words, the user caneasily track the download status of game B and does not necessarily needa notification to inform the user that the downloaded completed. In someembodiments, in response to receiving a user input 1803 selectingselectable option 1828, game B is launched, as shown in FIG. 18E.

FIG. 18F illustrates device 500 as download of game B is in progress, asshown by icon 1826. In some embodiments, a user input 1803 is receivedon navigation bar 1812 selecting selectable option 1813-2 correspondingto the “Games” tab. In response to user input 1803, device 500 displaysuser interface 1840 corresponding to the “Games” tab. In someembodiments, while user interface 1840 is displayed, device 500completes the download of game B. In some embodiments, in response tothe download complete, device 500 displays notification 1842 informingthe user that the download has complete and game B is ready to beplayed. In some embodiments, notification 1842 includes an iconrepresenting game B (e.g., a logo or still image). In some embodiments,notification 1842 is selectable to launch the game. For example, asshown in FIG. 18G, user input 1803 is detected selecting notification1842. In response to the user input 1803 selecting notification 1842,device 500 launches game B, as shown in FIG. 18H.

It is understood that although the notifications described herein aredisplayed when download of a subscription application completes, thedisplaying of notifications are not limited to only subscriptionapplications and can also be displayed upon the completion of downloadof a non-subscription application.

FIG. 18I illustrates device 500 displaying home screen user interface1800 as download of game B is in progress. In some embodiments, whilethe download of game B is in progress, icon 460 corresponding to game Bincludes a download status indicator indicating that the download is inprogress. In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 18J, when the downloadof game B completes while device 500 is displaying home screen userinterface 1800, notification 1842 is displayed informing the user thatthe download has complete and game B is ready to be played. In someembodiments, notification 1842 is similar to notification 1842 describedwith respect to FIG. 18G and selection of notification 1842 causesdevice 500 to launch game B, as shown in FIG. 18K.

FIG. 18L illustrates a wake screen user interface 1850 (e.g., lockscreen user interface) displaying notification 1842 informing the userthat the download has complete and game B is ready to be played. In someembodiments, the download completed while device 500 was asleep or in aninactive state. In some embodiments, when a user wakes up the display ofdevice 500, wake screen user interface 1850 is displayed andnotification 1842 indicates that the download has completed (e.g., 5minutes ago). In some embodiments, notification 1842 is similar tonotification 1842 described with respect to FIG. 18G and selection ofnotification 1842 causes device 500 to launch game B (e.g., if thedevice is unlocked), as shown in FIG. 18M. In some embodiments, ifdevice 500 is still locked, then selection of notification 1842 causesdevice to initiate a process for unlocking the device (e.g.,authenticating the user via a passcode or biometric verification such asfacial recognition or fingerprint recognition). In some embodiments,after authenticating the user and/or unlocking the device, then device500 launches game B, as shown in FIG. 18M.

FIG. 18N-18S shows a method of displaying a notification while device500 is displaying an application. FIG. 18N illustrates device 500 whileapplication 1 is launched. In some embodiments, download of game Bcompletes while application 1 is displayed on device 500. In someembodiments, in response to the completion of the download, notification1842 is displayed informing the user that the download has complete andgame B is ready to be played. In some embodiments, notification 1842 issimilar to notification 1842 described with respect to FIG. 18G andselection of notification 1842 causes device 500 to launch game B. Insome embodiments, notification 1842 is dismissible via a user input 1803(e.g., upward swipe), as shown in FIG. 18N. In some embodiments,notification 1842 follows the user's upward gesture dismissing thenotification, as shown in FIG. 18O. In some embodiments, as shown in18P, notification 1842 is fully dismissed and the user can resumeinteraction with application 1. In some embodiments, as shown in FIG.18Q, the user requests display of the notification drawer 1870 (e.g.,notification tray), which includes notification 1842, via user input1803 (e.g., downward swipe from the top-left portion of touch screen504). In some embodiments, the notification drawer 1870 aggregates thenotifications from multiple applications and displays all thenotifications in one user interface. In some embodiments, as shown inFIG. 18R, the user completes the downward gesture and the notificationdrawer 1870 is fully displayed on touch screen 504. In some embodiments,notification drawer 1870 shares similar elements as wake screen userinterface 1850 described in FIG. 18L, except that the device isoptionally automatically unlocked. In some embodiments, selection ofnotification 1842 from the notification drawer 1870 causes launch ofgame B, as shown in FIG. 18S.

FIG. 18T-18Y shows a similar method of displaying a notification whiledevice 500 is displaying an application. In FIG. 18T, while displayingapplication 1, notification 1842 is displayed informing the user thatthe download has complete and game B is ready to be played. In someembodiments, notification 1842 is similar to notification 1842 describedwith respect to FIG. 18G and selection of notification 1842 causesdevice 500 to launch game B. In some embodiments, notification 1842 isautomatically dismissed after a threshold amount of time without userinput. For example, as shown in FIG. 18U, without any user inputselecting notification 1842 after a threshold amount of time (e.g., 1second, 3 seconds, 5 seconds), notification 1842 automatically dismissesby sliding upwards and off-screen. In some embodiments, as shown in 18V,notification 1842 is fully dismissed. In some embodiments, as shown inFIG. 18W, the user requests display of the notification drawer 1870(e.g., notification tray), which includes notification 1842, via userinput 1803 (e.g., downward swipe from the top-left portion of touchscreen 504). In some embodiments, the notification drawer 1870aggregates the notifications from multiple applications and displays allthe notifications in one user interface. In some embodiments, as shownin FIG. 18X, the user completes the downward gesture and thenotification drawer 1870 is fully displayed on touch screen 504. In someembodiments, notification drawer 1870 shares similar elements as wakescreen user interface 1850 described in FIG. 18L, except that the deviceis optionally automatically unlocked. In some embodiments, selection ofnotification 1842 from the notification drawer 1870 causes launch ofgame B, as shown in FIG. 18Y.

It is understood that although the notifications described above aredescribed as being displayed when the download of a subscriptionapplication completes, the methods discussed above are not limited toonly subscription applications, and notifications can be displayed fornon-subscription applications similarly to that discussed above withrespect to subscription applications.

FIGS. 19A-19D are flow diagrams illustrating a method 1900 of providingways to notify a user of the completion of a download in accordance withsome embodiments. The method 1900 is optionally performed at anelectronic device such as device 100, device 300, device 500, device501, device 510, device 591, device 480 as described above withreference to FIGS. 1A-1B, 2-3, 4A-4B and 5A-5K. Some operations inmethod 1900 are, optionally combined and/or order of some operations is,optionally, changed.

As described below, the method 1900 provides ways to notify a user ofthe completion of a download. The method reduces the cognitive burden ona user when interacting with a user interface of the device of thedisclosure, thereby creating a more efficient human-machine interface.For battery-operated electronic devices, increasing the efficiency ofthe user's interaction with the user interface conserves power andincreases the time between battery charges.

In some embodiments, an electronic device (e.g., electronic device 500,a mobile device (e.g., a tablet, a smartphone, a media player, or awearable device) including a touch screen, a computer including one ormore of a keyboard, mouse, trackpad, and touch screen, or a set-top boxin communication with a remote control device) in communication with adisplay and one or more input devices displays (1902), on the display,an application store user interface for obtaining access to one or moreapplications on the electronic device, such as in FIG. 18A (e.g., anapplication store application in which users can browse for and purchaseapplications, content, or other services), wherein the application storeincludes a respective user interface that is specific to the firstapplication. In some embodiments, the applications purchased from theapplication store application can be downloaded and installed onto theelectronic device. In some embodiments, the applications purchased fromthe application store application can be for use on another electronicdevice. In some embodiments, the respective user interface includes aproduct page for the first application in the application storeapplication. In some embodiments, the product page is accessed when theuser selects an icon for the first application indicating an interest inreceiving more information about the first application or to acquire thefirst application.

In some embodiments, while displaying the application store userinterface, the electronic device receives (1904), via the one or moreinput devices, an input corresponding to a request to download a firstapplication to the electronic device, such as in FIG. 18B (e.g.,selecting a selectable option or otherwise performing an input toindicate that the user desires to download or otherwise acquire thefirst application.).

In some embodiments, in response to receiving the input corresponding tothe request to download the first application to the electronic device,the electronic device initiates (1906) a process to download the firstapplication to the electronic device, such as in FIG. 18C (e.g., displaya confirmation page, initiate a purchase transaction to purchase thefirst application, and/or begin downloading the first application ontothe electronic device). In some embodiments, the first application is apurchasable application and the user must first approve a transaction topurchase the first application. In some embodiments, the firstapplication is a free application and the user need not first approvethe transaction. In some embodiments, before initiating download, theelectronic device provides a confirmation page indicating that downloadwill begin upon confirmation. In some embodiments, the first applicationis a subscription application and initiating a process to downloadincludes determining whether the user has a valid subscription to thesubscription service and/or subscribing the user to the subscriptionservice (e.g., as necessary based on the result of the determination).In some embodiments, the product page of the first application will beupdated to display an animation corresponding to the download status ofthe first application.

In some embodiments, in response to completion of the downloading of thefirst application to the electronic device (1908), such as in FIG. 18D(e.g., when the first application has completed download and/orinstallation onto the electronic device or is otherwise ready to belaunched or executed.): in accordance with a determination that theelectronic device is not displaying the respective user interface thatis specific to the first application when the downloading of the firstapplication is completed, the electronic device displays (1910), on thedisplay, a notification indicating that the downloading of the firstapplication to the electronic device is complete, such as in FIG. 18G(e.g., displaying a notification to the user if the user has navigatedor browsed away from the product page of the first application). In someembodiments, the notification informs the user that the download hascompleted. In some embodiments, selection of the notification causes thefirst application to be launched.

In some embodiments, in accordance with a determination that theelectronic device is displaying the respective user interface that isspecific to the first application when the downloading of the firstapplication is completed, the electronic device forgoes (1912)displaying the notification indicating that the downloading of the firstapplication to the electronic device is complete, such as in FIG. 18D.In some embodiments, if the user has not navigated or browsed away fromthe product page of the first application and the product page is stilldisplayed on the display, then the electronic device does not display anotification that the download has completed. In some embodiments, theproduct page includes a status animation that indicates the downloadprogress of the download. In some embodiments, when the downloadcompletes, the status animation changes to a selectable option thatindicates that the application is ready to be launched (e.g., “Play”).In some embodiments, a notification is unnecessary because the productpage provides sufficient indication that the download has completed.

The above-described manner of notifying the user of a completed download(e.g., by displaying a notification to the user when the downloadcompletes if the user has navigated away from the application's productpage or by not displaying a notification when the user is still viewingthe application's product page) allows the electronic device to providethe user with status updates regarding the download status of theapplication being downloaded (e.g., by displaying a notification if theuser has browsed away and is likely not focused on the download statusof the application, or by not displaying a notification if the userremains on the product page which displays the download status of thedownload and is likely awaiting the completion of the download and anotification is unnecessary), which simplifies the interaction betweenthe user and the electronic device and enhances the operability of theelectronic device and makes the user-device interface more efficient(e.g., by only displaying a notification when the user has shifted hisor her focus away from the download and may want a notification when thedesired application is ready to be launched, while forgoing displayingthe notification when it is unnecessary to inform the user of thedownload's completion), which additionally reduces power usage andimproves battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user touse the electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

In some embodiments, the electronic device receives (1914), via the oneor more input devices, an input selecting the notification, such as inFIG. 18G (e.g., receiving a tap input from the input device selectingthe notification or selecting a selectable option in the notification);and in response to receiving the input selecting the notification, theelectronic device displays (1916), on the display, a user interface ofthe first application, such as in FIG. 18H (e.g., launching the firstapplication).

The above-described manner of launching the first application (e.g., bydisplaying a notification to the user that download of the applicationis completed, receiving a user input selecting the notification, andlaunching the application) allows the electronic device to provide theuser with a quick way to launch the downloaded application (e.g., bylaunching the application when the user selects the notification thatnotifies the user that the download is completed and the application isready to be launched), which simplifies the interaction between the userand the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronicdevice and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., byproviding the user with a quick and convenient way to launch theapplication without requiring the user to separately determine whetherthe download has completed and performing another user input to launchthe downloaded application), which additionally reduces power usage andimproves battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user touse the electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

In some embodiments, the notification is displayed on a user interfaceof the application store, other than the respective user interface(1918), such as in FIG. 18G. In some embodiments, the notification canbe displayed when the user is still browsing in the application store,if the user has navigated away from the first application's productpage. In some embodiments, if the user has browsed away from the firstapplication's product page, the user has no other indication of thedownload progress of the first application. Thus, in some embodiments, anotification is provided to the user while the user is browsing throughover user interfaces of the application store.

The above-described manner of notifying the user of a completed download(e.g., by displaying a notification to the user when the user hasbrowsed away from the first application's product page but is stillwithin the application store) allows the electronic device to providethe user with status updates regarding the download status of theapplication being downloaded (e.g., by displaying a notification if theuser has browsed away and is likely not focused on the download statusof the application), which simplifies the interaction between the userand the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronicdevice and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., bydisplaying a notification when the user has shifted his or her focusaway from the download and may want a notification when the desiredapplication is ready to be launched without requiring the user tonavigate to a different user interface to determine whether the downloadis completed), which additionally reduces power usage and improvesbattery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use theelectronic device more quickly and efficiently.

In some embodiments, the notification is displayed on a home screen userinterface of the electronic device, outside of the application store(1920), such as in FIG. 18J. In some embodiments, the notification canbe displayed when the user has browsed away from the application storeand is on the home screen user interface. In some embodiments, if theuser has browsed away from the application store, the user has no otherindication of the download progress of the first application. Thus, insome embodiments, a notification is provided to the user while the homescreen user interface is displayed on the display.

The above-described manner of notifying the user of a completed download(e.g., by displaying a notification to the user when the user hasbrowsed away from the first application store) allows the electronicdevice to provide the user with status updates regarding the downloadstatus of the application being downloaded (e.g., by displaying anotification if the user has browsed away and is likely not focused onthe download status of the application), which simplifies theinteraction between the user and the electronic device and enhances theoperability of the electronic device and makes the user-device interfacemore efficient (e.g., by displaying a notification when the user hasshifted his or her focus away from the download and may want anotification when the desired application is ready to be launchedwithout requiring the user to navigate to a different user interface todetermine whether the download is completed), which additionally reducespower usage and improves battery life of the electronic device byenabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly andefficiently.

In some embodiments, the notification is displayed on a user interfaceof a second application on the electronic device, different than theapplication store (1922), such as in FIG. 18N. In some embodiments,while the user has launched and/or is interaction with anotherapplication, the electronic device displays a notification indicatingthat the download of the first application is completed. In someembodiments, if the user is interacting with another application, theuser has no other indication of the download progress of the firstapplication. Thus, in some embodiments, a notification is provided tothe user even though the user is interacting with a differentapplication.

The above-described manner of notifying the user of a completed download(e.g., by displaying a notification to the user when the user haslaunched another application) allows the electronic device to providethe user with status updates regarding the download status of theapplication being downloaded (e.g., by displaying a notification if theuser has browsed away and is likely not focused on the download statusof the application), which simplifies the interaction between the userand the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronicdevice and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., bydisplaying a notification when the user has shifted his or her focusaway from the download and may want a notification when the desiredapplication is ready to be launched without requiring the user tointerrupt the user's interaction with the second application andnavigate to a different user interface to determine whether the downloadis completed), which additionally reduces power usage and improvesbattery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use theelectronic device more quickly and efficiently.

In some embodiments, the notification is displayed on a wake screen userinterface of the electronic device (1924), such as in FIG. 18L (e.g.,providing a notification to the user on the wake screen such that if theuser has locked the device and is returning to the device, the user isinformed that the download has completed and is now ready to belaunched.).

The above-described manner of notifying the user of a completed download(e.g., by displaying a notification on the wake screen interface suchthat the user is informed that the download is completed when the userreturns to and wakes the electronic device) allows the electronic deviceto provide the user with status updates regarding the download status ofthe application being downloaded (e.g., by displaying a notification onthe wake screen so the user is informed of the completed download assoon as the user returns to interacting with the device), whichsimplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic deviceand enhances the operability of the electronic device and makes theuser-device interface more efficient (e.g., by displaying a notificationas soon as the user returns to interacting with the device, withoutrequiring the user to navigate to a different user interface todetermine whether the download is completed), which additionally reducespower usage and improves battery life of the electronic device byenabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly andefficiently.

In some embodiments, while displaying the notification on the wake userinterface of the electronic device, the electronic device receives(1926), via the one or more input devices, an input selecting thenotification, such as in FIG. 18L (e.g., receiving a user inputselecting the notification while the notification is displayed on thewake screen). In some embodiments, the wake screen user interface of theelectronic device is also a lock screen user interface. In someembodiments, the lock screen verifies whether the user of the electronicdevice is an authorized user of the electronic device. In someembodiments, if the user is determined not to be an authorized user, thelock screen prevents the user from entering the electronic device andaccessing any other user interfaces of the electronic device. In someembodiments, if the user is determined to be an authorized user, thelock screen will unlock and allow the user to enter the electronicdevice and access other user interfaces and/or applications of theelectronic device. In some embodiments, in response to receiving theinput selecting the notification (1928): in accordance with adetermination that the electronic device is locked, the electronicdevice initiates (1930) a process for requesting authenticationcredentials from a user of the electronic device before the firstapplication is displayed on the electronic device, such as in FIG. 18L.In some embodiments, if the electronic device is on the wake screen andthe device is still locked (e.g., the user has not yet been verified),then in response to receiving the user's selection of the notification,the electronic device determines whether the user is an authorized userbefore unlocking the device and launching the first application. In someembodiments, verifying whether the user is an authorized user involvesrequesting the user to enter a passcode or PIN to unlock the device. Insome embodiments, verifying the user is performed via a biometricverification process, such as facial or fingerprint identification, etc.In some embodiments, after verification of the user's credentials, thephone unlocks and then launches the first application. In someembodiments, in accordance with a determination that the electronicdevice is not locked, the electronic device displays (1932), on thedisplay, the first application without initiating the process forrequesting the authentication credentials from the user of theelectronic device, such as in FIG. 18M. In some embodiments, if theelectronic device is on the wake screen and the device is unlocked(e.g., because the device is not set to lock the phone or because thedevice has verified that the user is an authorized user and unlocked thephone), then in response to receiving the user's selection of thenotification, the electronic device launches the application.

The above-described manner of launching the first application (e.g.,from the wake screen, after determining whether the user is anauthorized user and unlocking the phone before launching theapplication) allows the electronic device to provide the user with anmethod of quickly launching the application while preserving thedevice's security procedures (e.g., by only launching the application ifthe device is unlocked and by unlocking the device after verifying theuser's credentials if the device is locked), which simplifies theinteraction between the user and the electronic device and enhances theoperability of the electronic device and makes the user-device interfacemore efficient (e.g., by launching the application directly from thewake screen, after the device verifies that the user is authorized touse the device, without requiring the user to navigate to a differentuser interface to determine whether the download is completed and tolaunch the application), which additionally reduces power usage andimproves battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user touse the electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

In some embodiments, the notification is displayed in a notificationuser interface of an operating system of the electronic device (1934),such as in FIG. 18R. In some embodiments, the notification is includedin a notification drawer of the electronic device, which can be a userinterface of the operating system of electronic device (rather thanbeing a user interface of a particular application on the electronicdevice). In some embodiments, the notification drawer is a repositorythat aggregates all notifications from multiple different applicationsthat have been displayed to the user. In some embodiments, thenotification drawer can be displayed in response to a user's request todisplay the notification drawer. In some embodiments, system settingscan determine what notifications are included in the notification drawer(e.g., by swiping down from the top or top-left of the touch screen orperforming any other suitable mechanism to display the notificationdrawer). In some embodiments, a user can dismiss notifications thatappear on the screen and the dismissed notifications can be included inthe notification drawer for future access. In some embodiments, a usercan dismiss notifications away from the notification drawer in whichcase, in some embodiments, the specific notification will not bedisplayed again.

The above-described manner of notifying the user of a completed download(e.g., by displaying a notification in a notification drawer) allows theelectronic device to provide the user with status updates regarding thedownload status of the application being downloaded (e.g., by displayinga notification in the notification drawer such that the user canmanually request to view his or her notifications in one userinterface), which simplifies the interaction between the user and theelectronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic deviceand makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by displayinga notification when the user requests to view the notification, even ifthe user has previously dismissed the notification or if the user haspreviously missed the notification, without requiring the user tonavigate to a different user interface to determine whether the downloadis completed), which additionally reduces power usage and improvesbattery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use theelectronic device more quickly and efficiently.

In some embodiments, in response to completion of the downloading of thefirst application to the electronic device (1936): in accordance withthe determination that the electronic device is displaying therespective user interface that is specific to the first application whenthe downloading of the first application is completed, the electronicdevice displays (1938), in the respective user interface, a selectableoption, which when selected, causes display of the first application onthe electronic device, such as in FIG. 18D. In some embodiments, insteadof the notification, the “get” or “download” indication (e.g., button orselectable option) on the product page changes to “play” oncedownloading of the first application is complete, and is selectable tolaunch or otherwise display the first application on the electronicdevice. In some embodiments, before displaying the “play” indicator andwhile the first application is downloading, a download animation isdisplayed in the place of the “get” or “download” indicator to indicatethe status of the download.

The above-described manner of notifying the user of a completed download(e.g., by changing the “get” or “download” indicator to a “play”indicator) allows the electronic device to indicate to the user that theapplication is available to be launched (e.g., by replacing the buttonto download or acquire the first application to one that launches theapplication), which simplifies the interaction between the user and theelectronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic deviceand makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by removingthe option to download or purchase the application and replacing it withan option to launch the application, without requiring the user tonavigate to a separate user interface to determine whether the downloadis completed or to launch the device, and avoiding the user fromunnecessarily attempting to buy or download the application again),which additionally reduces power usage and improves battery life of theelectronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device morequickly and efficiently while reducing errors in the usage of thedevice.

In some embodiments, the first application is a subscription application(1940), such as in FIG. 18B (e.g., an application in which access isgranted by having a subscription to a subscription service). In someembodiments, a subscription to a subscription service provides access toa plurality of applications. In some embodiments, when the subscriptionto the subscription service ends, the access to the first application isrescinded and the user must then re-subscribe to the subscriptionservice to launch and interact with the first application.

The above-described manner of notifying the user of a completed downloadof a subscription application (e.g., by displaying a notification whenthe subscription application has completed downloading) allows theelectronic device to indicate to the user that the subscriptionapplication is available to be launched (e.g., by displaying anotification when download of the subscription application hascompleted), which simplifies the interaction between the user and theelectronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic deviceand makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by displayinga notification when the download has completed, giving the user ansimple and easy method of launching the application by selecting thenotification without requiring the user to navigate to a separate userinterface to determine whether the subscription application is finisheddownloading and to launch the subscription application), whichadditionally reduces power usage and improves battery life of theelectronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device morequickly and efficiently.

In some embodiments, the first application is a non-subscriptionapplication (1942), such as in FIG. 18B (e.g., an application which canbe purchased and downloaded onto the electronic device). In someembodiments, after purchasing the non-subscription application, the usercan access, launch, or otherwise interact with the non-subscriptionapplication without requiring a subscription to a subscription service.

The above-described manner of notifying the user of a completed downloadof a non-subscription application (e.g., by displaying a notificationwhen the non-subscription application has completed downloading) allowsthe electronic device to indicate to the user that the non-subscriptionapplication is available to be launched (e.g., by displaying anotification when download of the non-subscription application hascompleted), which simplifies the interaction between the user and theelectronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic deviceand makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by displayinga notification when the download has completed, giving the user ansimple and easy method of launching the application by selecting thenotification without requiring the user to navigate to a separate userinterface to determine whether the non-subscription application isfinished downloading and to launch the non-subscription application),which additionally reduces power usage and improves battery life of theelectronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device morequickly and efficiently.

In some embodiments, while displaying the notification, the electronicdevice determines (1944) that the notification has been displayed forlonger than a time threshold (e.g., 2, 3, 5 seconds) without user inputselecting the notification, such as in FIG. 18U (e.g., the notificationtimes out without user input). In some embodiments, in response todetermining that the notification has been displayed for longer than thetime threshold, the electronic device ceases (1946) display of thenotification, such as in FIG. 18U (e.g., after the notification timesout, automatically stopping display of the notification). In someembodiments, ceasing display of the notification comprises performing ananimation sliding the notification off the screen. In some embodiments,the user can cause the notification to cease displaying, without waitingfor the time threshold, by performing a gesture or other user inputdismissing the notification. For example, a user could perform a gestureto swipe the notification away from display, thus causing thenotification to slide off the screen. In some embodiments, after ceasingdisplay of the notification, the electronic device receives (1948), viathe one or more input devices, an input corresponding to a request todisplay a notification user interface on the electronic device, such asin FIG. 18W. In some embodiments, the input is a user input requestingdisplay of a notification drawer (e.g., notification tray) of theoperating system of the electronic device which aggregates multiplenotifications, including notifications that have timed out or have beenmanually dismissed by the user. For example, the user can perform aswipe-down gesture from the top or top-left of the touch screen torequest display of the notification drawer. In some embodiments, inresponse to receiving the request to display the notification userinterface, the electronic device displays (1950), on the display, thenotification user interface, such as in FIGS. 18W-18X. In someembodiments, the notification drawer includes, among othernotifications, the notification that has timed out or been dismissed. Insome embodiments, the notification user interface includes thenotification indicating that the downloading of the first application tothe electronic device is complete (1952), such as in FIG. 18X. In someembodiments, the notification drawer includes the notification that thedownload has completed. In some embodiments, the notification drawerincludes this notification either or both when the notification hastimed out and ceased displaying and when the notification has beenmanually dismissed by the user. In some embodiments, the notification isselectable to display, on the display, the first application (1954),such as in FIG. 18Y. In some embodiments, the notification on thenotification drawer is selectable to cause the first application tolaunch or otherwise be displayed. In some embodiments, the notificationuser interface has a similar look and feel as the wake screen userinterface (e.g., except that the device is already unlocked and the useris already verified). In some embodiments, the notification in thenotification drawer looks identical or similar to the notification thatwas originally displayed to the user.

The above-described manner of notifying the user of a completed download(e.g., by aggregating the notification in a notification drawer afterthe notification times out or is dismissed by the user) allows theelectronic device to provide the user with status updates regarding thedownload status of the application being downloaded even after theinitial notification is no longer displayed (e.g., by storing thenotification in the notification drawer such that the user can manuallyrequest to view his or her notifications in one user interface), whichsimplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic deviceand enhances the operability of the electronic device and makes theuser-device interface more efficient (e.g., by displaying a notificationwhen the user requests to view the notification, even if the user haspreviously dismissed the notification or if the user has previouslymissed the notification, without requiring the user to navigate to adifferent user interface to determine whether the download iscompleted), which additionally reduces power usage and improves batterylife of the electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronicdevice more quickly and efficiently.

It should be understood that the particular order in which theoperations in FIGS. 19A-19D have been described is merely exemplary andis not intended to indicate that the described order is the only orderin which the operations could be performed. One of ordinary skill in theart would recognize various ways to reorder the operations describedherein. Additionally, it should be noted that details of other processesdescribed herein with respect to other methods described herein (e.g.,methods 700, 900, 1100, 1300, 1500, and 1700) are also applicable in ananalogous manner to method 1900 described above. For example, theoperation of the electronic device in providing notifications of thecompletion of a download described above with reference to method 1900optionally has one or more of the characteristics of an applicationstore that are specific to a respective application, user interfaces ofan application store that include information about a respectivecategory of applications, user interfaces of an application store foraccessing a respective category of applications, visual indications ofthe number of available updates, user interfaces of an electronic devicefor launching and removing a respective application, user interfaces ofa generic application store and a dedicated application store for arespective category of applications, etc., described herein withreference to other methods described herein (e.g., methods 700, 900,1100, 1300, 1500, and 1700). Furthermore, the application store(s)described with reference to method 1900 above optionally has one or moreof the features of the application store(s) described with reference tomethods 700, 900, 1100, 1300, 1500, and 1700. For brevity, these detailsare not repeated here.

The operations in the information processing methods described aboveare, optionally, implemented by running one or more functional modulesin an information processing apparatus such as general purposeprocessors (e.g., as described with respect to FIGS. 1A-1B, 3, 5A-5K) orapplication specific chips. Further, the operations described above are,optionally, implemented by components depicted in FIGS. 1A-1B. Forexample, displaying operations 1902, 1910, 1916, 1932, 1938, 1946,receiving operations 1904, 1914, 1926, and initiating operations are,optionally, implemented by event sorter 170, event recognizer 180, andevent handler 190. When a respective predefined event or sub-event isdetected, event recognizer 180 activates an event handler 190 associatedwith the detection of the event or sub-event. Event handler 190optionally utilizes or calls data updater 176 or object updater 177 toupdate the application internal state 192. In some embodiments, eventhandler 190 accesses a respective GUI updater 178 to update what isdisplayed by the application. Similarly, it would be clear to a personhaving ordinary skill in the art how other processes can be implementedbased on the components depicted in FIGS. 1A-1B.

As described above, one aspect of the present technology is thegathering and use of data available from specific and legitimate sourcesto improve the delivery to users of invitational content or any othercontent that may be of interest to them. The present disclosurecontemplates that in some instances, this gathered data may includepersonal information data that uniquely identifies or can be used toidentify a specific person. Such personal information data can includedemographic data, location-based data, online identifiers, telephonenumbers, email addresses, home addresses, data or records relating to auser's health or level of fitness (e.g., vital signs measurements,medication information, exercise information), date of birth, or anyother personal information.

The present disclosure recognizes that the use of such personalinformation data, in the present technology, can be used to the benefitof users. For example, the personal information data can be used todeliver targeted content and/or subscription and non-subscriptionapplications that may be of greater interest to the user in accordancewith their preferences. Accordingly, use of such personal informationdata enables users to have greater control of the delivered content.Further, other uses for personal information data that benefit the userare also contemplated by the present disclosure. For instance, healthand fitness data may be used, in accordance with the user's preferencesto provide insights into their general wellness, or may be used aspositive feedback to individuals using technology to pursue wellnessgoals.

The present disclosure contemplates that those entities responsible forthe collection, analysis, disclosure, transfer, storage, or other use ofsuch personal information data will comply with well-established privacypolicies and/or privacy practices. In particular, such entities would beexpected to implement and consistently apply privacy practices that aregenerally recognized as meeting or exceeding industry or governmentalrequirements for maintaining the privacy of users. Such informationregarding the use of personal data should be prominent and easilyaccessible by users, and should be updated as the collection and/or useof data changes. Personal information from users should be collected forlegitimate uses only. Further, such collection/sharing should occur onlyafter receiving the consent of the users or other legitimate basisspecified in applicable law. Additionally, such entities should considertaking any needed steps for safeguarding and securing access to suchpersonal information data and ensuring that others with access to thepersonal information data adhere to their privacy policies andprocedures. Further, such entities can subject themselves to evaluationby third parties to certify their adherence to widely accepted privacypolicies and practices. In addition, policies and practices should beadapted for the particular types of personal information data beingcollected and/or accessed and adapted to applicable laws and standards,including jurisdiction-specific considerations that may serve to imposea higher standard. For instance, in the US, collection of or access tocertain health data may be governed by federal and/or state laws, suchas the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA);whereas health data in other countries may be subject to otherregulations and policies and should be handled accordingly.

Despite the foregoing, the present disclosure also contemplatesembodiments in which users selectively block the use of, or access to,personal information data. That is, the present disclosure contemplatesthat hardware and/or software elements can be provided to prevent orblock access to such personal information data. For example, such as inthe case of advertisement delivery services, the present technology canbe configured to allow users to select to “opt in” or “opt out” ofparticipation in the collection of personal information data duringregistration for services or anytime thereafter. In another example,users can select not to provide mood-associated data for targetedcontent delivery services. In yet another example, users can select tolimit the length of time mood-associated data is maintained or entirelyblock the development of a baseline mood profile. In addition toproviding “opt in” and “opt out” options, the present disclosurecontemplates providing notifications relating to the access or use ofpersonal information. For instance, a user may be notified upondownloading an application that their personal information data will beaccessed and then reminded again just before personal information datais accessed by the application.

Moreover, it is the intent of the present disclosure that personalinformation data should be managed and handled in a way to minimizerisks of unintentional or unauthorized access or use. Risk can beminimized by limiting the collection of data and deleting data once itis no longer needed. In addition, and when applicable, including incertain health related applications, data de-identification can be usedto protect a user's privacy. De-identification may be facilitated, whenappropriate, by removing identifiers, controlling the amount orspecificity of data stored (e.g., collecting location data at city levelrather than at an address level), controlling how data is stored (e.g.,aggregating data across users), and/or other methods such asdifferential privacy.

Therefore, although the present disclosure broadly covers use ofpersonal information data to implement one or more various disclosedembodiments, the present disclosure also contemplates that the variousembodiments can also be implemented without the need for accessing suchpersonal information data. That is, the various embodiments of thepresent technology are not rendered inoperable due to the lack of all ora portion of such personal information data. For example, content can beselected and delivered to users based on aggregated non-personalinformation data or a bare minimum amount of personal information, suchas the content being handled only on the user's device or othernon-personal information available to the content delivery services.

It is well understood that the use of personally identifiableinformation should follow privacy policies and practices that aregenerally recognized as meeting or exceeding industry or governmentalrequirements for maintaining the privacy of users. In particular,personally identifiable information data should be managed and handledso as to minimize risks of unintentional or unauthorized access or use,and the nature of authorized use should be clearly indicated to users.

The foregoing description, for purpose of explanation, has beendescribed with reference to specific embodiments. However, theillustrative discussions above are not intended to be exhaustive or tolimit the invention to the precise forms disclosed. Many modificationsand variations are possible in view of the above teachings. Theembodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain theprinciples of the invention and its practical applications, to therebyenable others skilled in the art to best use the invention and variousdescribed embodiments with various modifications as are suited to theparticular use contemplated.

1. A method comprising: at an electronic device in communication withone or more input devices: while a user of the electronic device issubscribed to a subscription service associated with an applicationstore application, wherein the subscription service provides access todownload a plurality of subscription applications: while a firstapplication is not downloaded on the electronic device, receiving, viathe one or more input devices, a first user input corresponding to arequest to access the first application, wherein the first applicationis an application of the plurality of subscription applications; inresponse to receiving the first user input, downloading, at theelectronic device, the first application without initiating a process tosubscribe the user of the electronic device to the subscription service;while the first application is downloaded on the electronic device,receiving, via the one or more input devices, a second user inputcorresponding to a request to access the first application; in responseto receiving the second user input, displaying a user interface of thefirst application without initiating the process to subscribe the userof the electronic device to the subscription service; receiving, via theone or more input devices, a third user input corresponding to a requestto access a second application, wherein access to download the secondapplication is not provided via the subscription service; and inresponse to receiving the third user input: performing an actioncorresponding to a non-subscription application.
 2. The method of claim1, further comprising: while the user of the electronic device is notsubscribed to the subscription service associated with the applicationstore application, receiving, via the one or more input devices, afourth user input corresponding to a request to access the firstapplication; in response to receiving the fourth user input, initiatinga process to subscribe a user of the electronic device to thesubscription service.
 3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:after initiating the process to subscribe the user of the electronicdevice to the subscription service, downloading, at the electronicdevice, the respective application without initiating a process topurchase access to the first application.
 4. The method of claim 2,further comprising: in response to subscribing the user of theelectronic device to the subscription service, providing access todownload the plurality of subscription applications including the firstapplication.
 5. The method of claim 2, further comprising: while theuser of the electronic device is subscribed to the subscription service,receiving, via the one or more input devices, a fifth user inputcorresponding to a request to access a third application, wherein thethird application is an application of the plurality of subscriptionapplications; and in response to receiving the fifth input: downloading,at the electronic device, the second application without initiating aprocess to subscribe the user of the electronic device to thesubscription service.
 6. The method of claim 2, wherein the process tosubscribe the user to the subscription service includes: displaying, ona display in communication with the electronic device, a purchaseconfirmation user interface; while displaying the purchase confirmationuser interface, receiving, via the one or more input device, an userinput corresponding to an authorization to subscribe to the subscriptionservice; and in response to receiving the user input corresponding tothe authorization to subscribe to the subscription service, subscribingthe user to the subscription service.
 7. The method of claim 2, furthercomprising: in response to a user input corresponding to a request toaccess a respective subscription application from a user interfacespecific to the respective subscription application, displaying, via adisplay in communication with the electronic device, a subscriptionservice user interface including a plurality of representationscorresponding to the plurality of subscription applications and afeatured representation of the respective subscription application witha different visual characteristic than others of the plurality ofrepresentations; and in response to a user input corresponding to arequest to access the respective subscription application not from auser interface specific to the respective subscription application,displaying, via the display in communication with the electronic device,the subscription service user interface including the plurality ofrepresentations corresponding to the plurality of subscriptionapplications without including the featured representation of therespective subscription application with the different visualcharacteristic than the others of the plurality of representations. 8.The method of claim 1, wherein the second action corresponding to thenon-subscription application includes: purchasing access to therespective application; and after purchasing access to the respectiveapplication, downloading, at the electronic device, the respectiveapplication without providing access to one or more applicationsassociated with the subscription service to which access is providedbased on the subscription to the subscription service.
 9. The method ofclaim 1, further comprising: in response to receiving a request toaccess a first respective non-subscription application that is includedin a bundle of applications, wherein the bundle of applicationscomprises a plurality of applications: purchasing access to each of theplurality of applications, including the respective application; andafter purchasing access to each of the plurality of applications,downloading each of the plurality of applications, including the firstrespective non-subscription application; and in response to receiving arequest to access a second respective non-subscription application thatis not associated with the bundle of applications: purchasing access tothe second respective non-subscription application without purchasingaccess to other applications; and after purchasing access to the secondrespective non-subscription application, downloading the secondrespective non-subscription application without downloading the otherapplications.
 10. The method of claim 1, further comprising: while auser of the electronic device is not subscribed to the subscriptionservice, receiving a fourth user input corresponding to a request toaccess the first application; and in response to the fourth user input,displaying a user interface that includes information about thesubscription service and a selectable option, which when selected,initiates the process to subscribe to the subscription service. 11.(canceled)
 12. (canceled)
 13. The method of claim 17, furthercomprising: while a user of the electronic device is not subscribed tothe subscription service, receiving a fourth user input corresponding toa request to access the first application; and in response to the fourthuser input, subscribing a user of the electronic device to thesubscription service, including providing access to download therespective application on the electronic device and a second electronicdevice.
 14. The method of claim 13, further comprising: in accordancewith a determination that the first user input corresponding to therequest to access the first application is received from a child user ofa family account, requesting, on a second electronic device,authorization from a parent user of the family account; in response toreceiving authorization from the parent user: subscribing, on theelectronic device, the child user to the subscription service; and inaccordance with a determination that the second user input correspondingto the request to access the second application is received from thechild user of the family account, in response to the second user input,providing access to the respective application without subscribing thechild to the subscription service.
 15. An electronic device, comprising:one or more processors; memory; and one or more programs, wherein theone or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to beexecuted by the one or more processors, the one or more programsincluding instructions for: receiving, via the one or more inputdevices, a user input corresponding to a request to access a respectiveapplication; and in response to receiving the user input: in accordancewith a determination that the respective application is associated witha subscription service associated with an application store application,wherein the subscription service provides access to download a pluralityof subscription applications: in accordance with a determination thatthe respective application is not downloaded on the electronic device,downloading, at the electronic device, the respective applicationwithout initiating the process to subscribe the user of the electronicdevice to the subscription service; and in accordance with adetermination that the respective application is downloaded on theelectronic device, displaying a user interface of the respectiveapplication without initiating the process to subscribe the user of theelectronic device to the subscription service; and in accordance with adetermination that the respective application is not associated with thesubscription service, access to which is not provided based on thesubscription to the subscription service, performing a second action,different from the first action, corresponding to a non-subscriptionapplication.
 16. A non-transitory computer readable storage mediumstoring one or more programs, the one or more programs comprisinginstructions, which when executed by one or more processors of anelectronic device, cause the electronic device to: receive, via the oneor more input devices, a user input corresponding to a request to accessa respective application; and in response to receiving the user input:in accordance with a determination that the respective application isassociated with a subscription service associated with an applicationstore application, wherein the subscription service provides access todownload a plurality of subscription applications: in accordance with adetermination that the respective application is not downloaded on theelectronic device, download, at the electronic device, the respectiveapplication without initiating the process to subscribe the user of theelectronic device to the subscription service; and in accordance with adetermination that the respective application is downloaded on theelectronic device, display a user interface of the respectiveapplication without initiating the process to subscribe the user of theelectronic device to the subscription service; and in accordance with adetermination that the respective application is not associated with thesubscription service, access to which is not provided based on thesubscription to the subscription service, perform a second action,different from the first action, corresponding to a non-subscriptionapplication.
 17. A method comprising: at an electronic device incommunication with one or more input devices: receiving, via the one ormore input devices, a first user input corresponding to a request toaccess a first application, wherein the first application is asubscription application, and wherein access to download the firstapplication is provided via a subscription service associated with anapplication store application that provides access to download aplurality of subscription applications including the first application;in response to receiving the first user input, performing a first actioncorresponding to the subscription service, including subscribing a userof the electronic device to the subscription service; receiving, via theone or more input devices, a second user input corresponding to arequest to access a second application, wherein access to download thesecond application is not provided via the subscription service; inresponse to receiving the second input, performing a second action,different from the first action, corresponding to a non-subscriptionapplication; and while the user of the electronic device is subscribedto the subscription service and while family sharing is enabled on theelectronic device, wherein the family sharing allows a plurality ofusers of a family group, including the user of the electronic device, toshare one or more purchases of the plurality of users of the familygroup: sharing the subscription to the subscription service with one ormore of the plurality of users in the family group of the user toprovide access to download one or more of the plurality of subscriptionapplications to the plurality of users in the family group of the user.